diff --git a/git-hooks/sanitize-commit b/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
index f6c9e32582bb875214d1b9293dbb98edde07e678..19300ddc6ac475793e1568144cd124cab94fcc45 100755
--- a/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
+++ b/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sub complain_spelling
 
     foreach my $line (@lines) {
         foreach my $error (@{$errors->{$line}}) {
-            &complain("$line: possible spelling error: $error", "spell", 1);
+            &complain("$line: possible spelling error: $error", "spell");
         }
     }
 }