diff --git a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
index 47ce24944b..5f40996a67 100644
--- a/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
+++ b/_distutils_hack/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore',
-                        '.+ distutils .+ deprecated',
+                        r'.+ distutils\b.+ deprecated',
                         DeprecationWarning)
 
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2664.misc.rst b/changelog.d/2664.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ebad038b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2664.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Relax the deprecation message in the distutils hack.