diff --git a/check-contrib.sh b/check-contrib.sh
index bb51179bb..21b8d1e64 100755
--- a/check-contrib.sh
+++ b/check-contrib.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ print-missing-authors() {
 }
 
 print-missing-copyright() {
-	find . -name \*.go | xargs egrep -L 'Copyright \(C\)|automatically generated' | grep -v Godeps | grep -v internal/auto/
+	find . -name \*.go | xargs egrep -L 'Copyright|automatically generated' | grep -v Godeps | grep -v internal/auto/
 }
 
 authors=$(print-missing-authors)