diff --git a/base/replutil.jl b/base/replutil.jl
index e5d96e6e1dd94b..fea206795203ef 100644
--- a/base/replutil.jl
+++ b/base/replutil.jl
@@ -147,23 +147,19 @@ function showerror(io::IO, e::MethodError)
     # Display up to three closest candidates
     lines = Array((IOBuffer, Int), 0)
     for method in methods(e.f)
-        n = length(e.args)
-        if n != length(method.sig)
-            continue
-        end
         buf = IOBuffer()
         print(buf, "  $(e.f.env.name)(")
-        first = true
         right_matches = 0
-        for (arg, sigtype) in Zip2{Any,Any}(e.args, method.sig)
-            if first
-                first = false
-            else
+        for (i, (arg, sigtype)) in enumerate(Zip2{Any,Any}(e.args, method.sig))
+            if i != 1
                 print(buf, ", ")
             end
             if typeof(arg) <: sigtype
                 right_matches += 1
                 print(buf, "::$(sigtype)")
+            elseif (Any...,) == (sigtype,)
+                right_matches += length(typeargs) - i
+                print(buf, "::$(sigtype)")
             else
                 Base.with_output_color(:red, buf) do buf
                     print(buf, "::$(sigtype)")