diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
index d57226a996..3602365118 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ def check_the_git_origin
   HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY.cd do
     origin = `git config --get remote.origin.url`.chomp
 
-    unless origin =~ /mxcl\/homebrew\.git$/ then <<-EOS.undent
+    unless origin =~ /mxcl\/homebrew(\.git)?$/ then <<-EOS.undent
       Suspicious git origin remote found.
 
       With a non-standard origin, Homebrew won't pull updates from