diff --git a/.datatables-commit-sync b/.datatables-commit-sync
index 707afae5..437f04f8 100644
--- a/.datatables-commit-sync
+++ b/.datatables-commit-sync
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e3be6800b2a627ed293acb71380ef15d18f47b91
+9b187f5327f95ae6eaa21ac9d2f2f2a9e3c91b21
diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index dbef8eb4..c220f7f5 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -2708,6 +2708,10 @@
 			oPrevSearch.bSmart = oFilter.bSmart;
 			oPrevSearch.bCaseInsensitive = oFilter.bCaseInsensitive;
 		};
+		var fnRegex = function ( o ) {
+			// Backwards compatibility with the bEscapeRegex option
+			return o.bEscapeRegex !== undefined ? !o.bEscapeRegex : o.bRegex;
+		};
 	
 		// Resolve any column types that are unknown due to addition or invalidation
 		// @todo As per sort - can this be moved into an event handler?
@@ -2717,13 +2721,13 @@
 		if ( _fnDataSource( oSettings ) != 'ssp' )
 		{
 			/* Global filter */
-			_fnFilter( oSettings, oInput.sSearch, iForce, oInput.bRegex, oInput.bSmart, oInput.bCaseInsensitive );
+			_fnFilter( oSettings, oInput.sSearch, iForce, fnRegex(oInput), oInput.bSmart, oInput.bCaseInsensitive );
 			fnSaveFilter( oInput );
 	
 			/* Now do the individual column filter */
 			for ( var i=0 ; i<aoPrevSearch.length ; i++ )
 			{
-				_fnFilterColumn( oSettings, aoPrevSearch[i].sSearch, i, aoPrevSearch[i].bRegex,
+				_fnFilterColumn( oSettings, aoPrevSearch[i].sSearch, i, fnRegex(aoPrevSearch[i]),
 					aoPrevSearch[i].bSmart, aoPrevSearch[i].bCaseInsensitive );
 			}