diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index ce5f2f6..0045151 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -682,9 +682,10 @@
             deltas.append(sys.gettotalrefcount() - rc - 2)
     print >> sys.stderr
     if any(deltas):
-        print >> sys.stderr, test, 'leaked', deltas, 'references'
+        msg = '%s leaked %s references, sum=%s' % (test, deltas, sum(deltas))
+        print >> sys.stderr, msg
         refrep = open(fname, "a")
-        print >> refrep, test, 'leaked', deltas, 'references'
+        print >> refrep, msg
         refrep.close()
 
 def dash_R_cleanup(fs, ps, pic):
diff --git a/Misc/build.sh b/Misc/build.sh
index b153fd5..94950ff 100755
--- a/Misc/build.sh
+++ b/Misc/build.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
             ## ensure that the reflog exists so the grep doesn't fail
             touch $REFLOG
             $PYTHON $REGRTEST_ARGS -R 4:3:$REFLOG -u network $LEAKY_SKIPS >& build/$F
-            NUM_FAILURES=`egrep -vc "$LEAKY_TESTS" $REFLOG`
+            NUM_FAILURES=`egrep -vc "($LEAKY_TESTS|sum=0)" $REFLOG`
             update_status "Testing refleaks ($NUM_FAILURES failures)" "$F" $start
             mail_on_failure "refleak" $REFLOG