diff --git a/lib/Diskstats.pm b/lib/Diskstats.pm
index 22f4b64b..c51e0b26 100644
--- a/lib/Diskstats.pm
+++ b/lib/Diskstats.pm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ sub new {
       # Defaults
       filename           => '/proc/diskstats',
       column_regex       => qr/cnc|rt|busy|prg|time|io_s/,
-      device_regex       => qr/(?=)/,
+      device_regex       => qr/.+/,
       block_size         => 512,
       out_fh             => \*STDOUT,
       filter_zeroed_rows => $o->get('zero-rows') ? undef : 1,
diff --git a/lib/DiskstatsMenu.pm b/lib/DiskstatsMenu.pm
index 13bc4151..d58e7941 100644
--- a/lib/DiskstatsMenu.pm
+++ b/lib/DiskstatsMenu.pm
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ sub get_new_regex_for {
          # somewhat magical, and basically just asking for trouble.
          # Instead we give them what awk would, a pattern that always
          # matches.
-         $args{options}->{current_group_by_obj}->$looking_for( qr/(?=)/ );
+         $args{options}->{current_group_by_obj}->$looking_for( qr/.+/ );
          $args{options}->{OptionParser}->set($looking_for_o, '');
       }
       else {