1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index b3897b2..2966ebe 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ record_files (struct nameseq *filenames, const char *pattern,
       /* Reduce escaped percents.  If there are any unescaped it's an error  */
       name = filenames->name;
       if (find_percent_cached (&name))
-        fatal (flocp, _("mixed implicit and normal rules"));
+        error (flocp, _("*** mixed implicit and normal rules: deprecated syntax"));
     }
 }