diff --git a/src/util/path.jam b/src/util/path.jam
index ee550de5a..eae1a64da 100644
--- a/src/util/path.jam
+++ b/src/util/path.jam
@@ -190,9 +190,14 @@ rule pwd ( )
 #
 #    Returns the list of files matching the given pattern in the specified directory.
 #
-rule glob ( dir : patterns + )
+rule glob ( dirs * : patterns + )
 {
-    return [ sequence.transform make : [ GLOB [ native $(dir) ] : $(patterns) ] ] ;
+    local result ;
+    for dir in $(dirs)
+    {
+        result += [ sequence.transform make : [ GLOB [ native $(dir) ] : $(patterns) ] ] ;
+    }
+    return $(result) ;
 }
 
 #