diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c
index 4f21bf8..fd7f8e4 100644
--- a/archival/ar.c
+++ b/archival/ar.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	archive_handle = init_handle();
 
 	/* Prepend '-' to the first argument if required */
-	opt_complementary = "--:-1:p:t:x:-1:p--tx:t--px:x--pt";
+	opt_complementary = "--:p:t:x:-1:p--tx:t--px:x--pt";
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "ptxovcr");
 	argv += optind;