diff --git a/first/first b/first/first
index bc2b735f2..7453b5ca8 100755
--- a/first/first
+++ b/first/first
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ do
 	'')	ANS="$LIMIT";;
 	esac
 	case X$ANS in
-	Xj*|Xy|X*)
+	Xj*|Xy|X)
 		LIMIT=y
 		. $FDIR/limit_enquire
 		break