diff --git a/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el b/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
index efba0cc2d34..2b48255f3f1 100644
--- a/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
+++ b/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Return the new list."
                      "-inum" "-ipath" "-iregex" "-iwholename"
                      "-links" "-lname" "-ls" "-maxdepth"
                      "-mindepth" "-mmin" "-mount" "-mtime"
-                     "-name" "-newer" "-newerxy" "-nogroup" "-noignore_readdir_race"
+                     "-name" "-newer" "-nogroup" "-noignore_readdir_race"
                      "-noleaf" "-nouser" "-nowarn" "-ok"
                      "-okdir" "-path" "-perm" "-print"
                      "-print0" "-printf" "-prune" "-quit"