diff --git a/lisp/php-flymake.el b/lisp/php-flymake.el
index 00bafba8..1477faf6 100644
--- a/lisp/php-flymake.el
+++ b/lisp/php-flymake.el
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     (rx bol (? "PHP ")
         (group (or "Parse" "Fatal")) ;; 1: type, not used
         " error:" (+ (syntax whitespace))
-        (group (+? any)) ;; 2: msg
-        " in " (group (+? any)) ;; 3: file, not used
+        (group (+? not-newline)) ;; 2: msg
+        " in " (group (+? not-newline)) ;; 3: file, not used
         " on line " (group (+ num)) ;; 4: line
         eol)))