diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 1cd355c698..6f1e1ab71f 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4819,6 +4819,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     while (optind < argc) {
         if (argv[optind][0] != '-') {
             /* disk image */
+            optind++;
             continue;
         } else {
             const QEMUOption *popt;