diff --git a/docs/deploying/fastcgi.rst b/docs/deploying/fastcgi.rst
index 0e2f6cdc..f6ba7cee 100644
--- a/docs/deploying/fastcgi.rst
+++ b/docs/deploying/fastcgi.rst
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ A basic FastCGI configuration for lighttpd looks like that::
     )
 
     url.rewrite-once = (
-        "^(/static.*)$" => "$1",
+        "^(/static($|/.*))$" => "$1",
         "^(/.*)$" => "/yourapplication.fcgi$1"
 
 Remember to enable the FastCGI, alias and rewrite modules. This configuration