diff --git a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
index 47ce24944b..5f40996a67 100644
--- a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
+++ b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore',
-                        '.+ distutils .+ deprecated',
+                        r'.+ distutils\b.+ deprecated',
                         DeprecationWarning)