diff --git a/django/core/urlresolvers.py b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
index 08aaa404935..0454b5f366c 100644
--- a/django/core/urlresolvers.py
+++ b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
@@ -271,12 +271,10 @@ class RegexURLResolver(LocaleRegexProvider):
                     if pattern.app_name:
                         apps.setdefault(pattern.app_name, []).append(pattern.namespace)
                 else:
-                    parent = normalize(pattern.regex.pattern)
+                    parent_pat = pattern.regex.pattern
                     for name in pattern.reverse_dict:
                         for matches, pat, defaults in pattern.reverse_dict.getlist(name):
-                            new_matches = []
-                            for piece, p_args in parent:
-                                new_matches.extend((piece + suffix, p_args + args) for (suffix, args) in matches)
+                            new_matches = normalize(parent_pat + pat)
                             lookups.appendlist(name, (new_matches, p_pattern + pat, dict(defaults, **pattern.default_kwargs)))
                     for namespace, (prefix, sub_pattern) in pattern.namespace_dict.items():
                         namespaces[namespace] = (p_pattern + prefix, sub_pattern)
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_no_kwargs_urls.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_no_kwargs_urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e408487f9b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/included_no_kwargs_urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+
+from .views import empty_view
+
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    url(r'^inner-no-kwargs/(\d+)/', empty_view, name="inner-no-kwargs")
+)
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
index 02ac4e31ad0..a57b7e2a172 100644
--- a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ test_data = (
     ('inner-extra', '/outer/42/extra/inner/', [], {'extra': 'inner', 'outer': '42'}),
     ('inner-extra', '/outer/42/extra/inner/', ['42', 'inner'], {}),
     ('inner-extra', NoReverseMatch, ['fred', 'inner'], {}),
+    ('inner-no-kwargs', '/outer-no-kwargs/42/inner-no-kwargs/1/', ['42', '1'], {}),
     ('disjunction', NoReverseMatch, ['foo'], {}),
     ('inner-disjunction', NoReverseMatch, ['10', '11'], {}),
     ('extra-places', '/e-places/10/', ['10'], {}),
diff --git a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
index d669260683b..923d0c75587 100644
--- a/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
+++ b/tests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^test/1/?', empty_view, name="test"),
     url(r'^(?i)test/2/?$', empty_view, name="test2"),
     url(r'^outer/(?P<outer>\d+)/', include('urlpatterns_reverse.included_urls')),
+    url(r'^outer-no-kwargs/(\d+)/', include('urlpatterns_reverse.included_no_kwargs_urls')),
     url('', include('urlpatterns_reverse.extra_urls')),
 
     # This is non-reversible, but we shouldn't blow up when parsing it.