diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/ifeqEntry/ifeqEntry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/ifeqEntry/ifeqEntry.C
index 4d8f1c189f18faf40868f78179c9103a8aabc393..79a11deab3a9408455a37ed310be7f822c6a6c60 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/ifeqEntry/ifeqEntry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/ifeqEntry/ifeqEntry.C
@@ -83,13 +83,8 @@ Foam::token Foam::functionEntries::ifeqEntry::expand
     {
         const word varName(keyword.substr(1, keyword.size()-1));
 
-        // lookup the variable name in the given dictionary
-        const entry* ePtr = dict.lookupScopedEntryPtr
-        (
-            varName,
-            true,
-            true
-        );
+        // Lookup the variable name in the given dictionary
+        const entry* ePtr = dict.findScoped(varName, keyType::REGEX_RECURSIVE);
         if (ePtr)
         {
             return token(ePtr->stream());