diff --git a/scripts/xfind.sh b/scripts/xfind.sh
index 9fd2bfd25..34bef507f 100644
--- a/scripts/xfind.sh
+++ b/scripts/xfind.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # in various places. Never use this with -depth! Instead pipe the output thru
 # "tac" or "sort -r".
 
-dirs=""; while [ -n "${1##[-\(]*}" ]; do dirs="$dirs $1"; shift; done
+dirs=""; while [ -n "${1##[-\(\!]*}" ]; do dirs="$dirs $1"; shift; done
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then set -- -print; fi; 
 action=") -print"; if [ "${*#-print}" != "$*" ]; then action=""; fi
 find $dirs '(' -path '*/.svn' -o -path '*/CVS' ')' -prune -o ${action:+\(} "$@" $action