diff --git a/exec/ircmsg.js b/exec/ircmsg.js
index a7f5e20e16a1ead243240c5033c091f82bac2bc5..df68d54c51a975b2098bf21c20bdf3d7a1177d03 100644
--- a/exec/ircmsg.js
+++ b/exec/ircmsg.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ for(i=0;i<argc;i++) {
 			}
 			break;
 		case "-x":
-			exclude.push(RegExp(argv[++i],"gi"));
+			exclude.push(RegExp(argv[++i],"i"));
 			break;
 	}
 }