diff --git a/src/optionstr.c b/src/optionstr.c
index 603d0f4..d667e53 100644
--- a/src/optionstr.c
+++ b/src/optionstr.c
@@ -2248,11 +2248,18 @@
     static char_u *
 get_eventignore_name(expand_T *xp, int idx)
 {
+    int subtract = *xp->xp_pattern == '-';
     // 'eventignore(win)' allows special keyword "all" in addition to
     // all event names.
-    if (idx == 0)
+    if (!subtract && idx == 0)
 	return (char_u *)"all";
-    return get_event_name_no_group(xp, idx - 1, expand_eiw);
+
+    char_u *name = get_event_name_no_group(xp, idx - 1 + subtract, expand_eiw);
+    if (name == NULL)
+	return NULL;
+
+    sprintf((char *)IObuff, "%s%s", subtract ? "-" : "", name);
+    return IObuff;
 }
 
     int