diff --git a/matcher.lisp b/matcher.lisp
index e8551137be96ea2ebceb8a6bca525beba01c6d40..e863751f3e6665b5a8477fb9bea834de0841d07f 100644
--- a/matcher.lisp
+++ b/matcher.lisp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; -*- Mode: Lisp ; Base: 10 ; Syntax: ANSI-Common-Lisp -*-
 ;;; Lisp2-style Erlang/ML-like Extensible Pattern-Matcher for Common LISP
-;;; Copyright (c) 2002-2009 Fahree Reedaw <fare@tunes.org>
+;;; Copyright (c) 2002-2011 Fahree Reedaw <fare@tunes.org>
 #+xcvb (module (:depends-on ("packages")))
 
 #| "
@@ -270,10 +270,13 @@ or otherwise the IFFAILS form in the calling lexical environment."
 (defun eql-matcher (val)
   "matcher for a given value"
   `#'(lambda (,*form) (m%when (eql ,*form ',val))))
+(defun equal-matcher (val)
+  "matcher for a given value"
+  `#'(lambda (,*form) (m%when (equal ,*form ',val))))
 (defun pattern-matcher (clause)
   (cond
    ((literalp clause)
-    (eql-matcher clause))
+    (equal-matcher clause))
    ((symbolp clause)
     (aif (symbol-matcher clause)
 	 (values it nil)
@@ -370,11 +373,11 @@ or otherwise the IFFAILS form in the calling lexical environment."
 (define-symbol-matcher _ `#'m%success) ; matches everything
 (define-symbol-matcher * `#'m%success) ; matches everything
 
-(define-macro-matcher quote #'eql-matcher)
+(define-macro-matcher quote #'equal-matcher)
 
 (define-macro-matcher value
   #'(lambda (sexp)
-      `#'(lambda (,*form) (m%when (eql ,*form ,sexp)))))
+      `#'(lambda (,*form) (m%when (equal ,*form ,sexp)))))
 (define-macro-matcher of-type
   #'(lambda (type)
       `#'(lambda (,*form) (m%when (typep ,*form ',type)))))