diff --git a/bin/9l b/bin/9l
index 7cec21d5..96438197 100755
--- a/bin/9l
+++ b/bin/9l
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ fi
 xtmp=/tmp/9l.$$.$USER.out
 xxout() {
 	sed 's/.*: In function `[^:]*: *//' $xtmp | egrep . | 
-	egrep -v 'is almost always misused|is dangerous, better use' 
+	egrep -v 'is (often|almost always) misused|is dangerous, better use' 
 	rm -f $xtmp
 }