diff --git a/src/names.c b/src/names.c
index e3bbfb6..8f238ba 100644
--- a/src/names.c
+++ b/src/names.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ handle_option (const char *str)
int i;
while (*str && isspace (*str))
- ;
+ ++str;
if (*str != '-')
return 1;