diff --git a/link.inc b/link.inc
index f702751..b5787fb 100644
--- a/link.inc
+++ b/link.inc
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ function link_validate_url($text) {
 
   $directories = "(\/[a-z0-9". $LINK_ICHARS ."_\-\.~+%=&,$'!():;*@\[\]]*)*";
   // Yes, four backslashes == a single backslash.
-  $query = "(\/?\?([?a-z0-9". $LINK_ICHARS ."+_|\-\.\/\\\\%=&,$'():;*@\[\]{} ]*))";
-  $anchor = "(#[a-z0-9". $LINK_ICHARS ."_\-\.~+%=&,$'():;*@\[\]\/\?]*)";
+  $query = "(\/?\?([?a-z0-9". $LINK_ICHARS ."+_|\-\.\/\\\\%=&,$'!():;*@\[\]{} ]*))";
+  $anchor = "(#[a-z0-9". $LINK_ICHARS ."_\-\.~+%=&,$'!():;*@\[\]\/\?]*)";
 
   // The rest of the path for a standard URL.
   $end = $directories .'?'. $query .'?'. $anchor .'?'.'$/i';