diff --git a/lib/listen/silencer.rb b/lib/listen/silencer.rb
index df3d632a..b0156b90 100644
--- a/lib/listen/silencer.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/silencer.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Silencer
     # TODO: deprecate these mutators; use attr_reader instead
     attr_accessor :only_patterns, :ignore_patterns
 
-    def initialize(options = {})
+    def initialize(**options)
       configure(options)
     end