diff --git a/recovery_main.cpp b/recovery_main.cpp
index e21c782..5e82c6c 100644
--- a/recovery_main.cpp
+++ b/recovery_main.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  optind = 1;
 
   if (locale.empty()) {
     if (has_cache) {