diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a60ac3548..24bc2f172 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2009-12-12 Holger Vogt
  * runcoms: evalusate measure commands only when avaialble
  * /examples/transimpedanceamp/output.net: correct .plot statement
+ * string.c: '^' added to is_arith_char(), to allow parsing of '^' in
+   .func function definitions
  
 2009-12-11 Holger Vogt
  * bug 2909730, patch for parsing expressions applied
diff --git a/src/misc/string.c b/src/misc/string.c
index e3ad9c59d..739711ba2 100644
--- a/src/misc/string.c
+++ b/src/misc/string.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ bool
 is_arith_char( char c )
 {
   if ( c == '+' || c == '-' || c == '*' || c == '/' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '<' ||
-       c == '>' || c == '?' || c == '|' || c == '&' )
+       c == '>' || c == '?' || c == '|' || c == '&' || c == '^')
     return TRUE;
   else
     return FALSE;