diff --git a/src/scan-skel.l b/src/scan-skel.l
index c1e7b659..a0d9c9e9 100644
--- a/src/scan-skel.l
+++ b/src/scan-skel.l
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ flag (const char *arg)
   else if (STREQ (arg, "fatal"))
     return fatal;
   else if (STREQ (arg, "note"))
-    return silent;
+    return silent | complaint;
   else if (STREQ (arg, "warn"))
     return Wother;
   else