diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
index a6ff560..e0df1f1 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
 	(whitespace-cleanup)))
 (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'buffer-cleanup-whitespace)
 (setq-default show-trailing-whitespace t)
+;; Buffer Menu does trailing whitespace, don't show them
+(add-hook 'buffer-menu-mode-hook
+		  (lambda () (setq-local show-trailing-whitespace nil)))
 
 ;; ensure repo cache is up1date
 (or (file-exists-p package-user-dir)