diff --git a/platform/chromium/manifest.json b/platform/chromium/manifest.json
index 610fd0319..31a72cefd 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/manifest.json
+++ b/platform/chromium/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "manifest_version": 2,
 
     "name": "uBlock",
-    "version": "0.9.2.3",
+    "version": "0.9.2.4",
 
     "default_locale": "en",
     "description": "__MSG_extShortDesc__",
diff --git a/platform/opera/manifest.json b/platform/opera/manifest.json
index 2d5d2d2e3..2500a4c1c 100644
--- a/platform/opera/manifest.json
+++ b/platform/opera/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "manifest_version": 2,
 
     "name": "uBlock",
-    "version": "0.9.2.2",
+    "version": "0.9.2.4",
 
     "default_locale": "en",
     "description": "__MSG_extShortDesc__",
diff --git a/src/js/static-net-filtering.js b/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
index dbcce5fc1..29c3789f8 100644
--- a/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
+++ b/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ var isFirstParty = function(firstPartyDomain, hostname) {
 };
 
 var alwaysTruePseudoRegex = {
+    match: { '0': '', index: 0 },
+    exec: function(s) {
+        this.match['0'] = s;
+        return this.match;
+    },
     test: function() {
         return true;
     }
@@ -1381,6 +1386,12 @@ FilterParser.prototype.parse = function(raw) {
                 //console.debug('µBlock.staticNetFilteringEngine/FilterParser.parse():', raw, '=', s);
             }
         }
+
+        // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1096
+        if ( s.charAt(0) === '^' ) {
+            this.unsupported = true;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
     // left-anchored