1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/printf.c b/src/printf.c
index b7eceffa4..f8fb51065 100644
--- a/src/printf.c
+++ b/src/printf.c
@@ -545,6 +545,14 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     parse_long_options (argc, argv, PROGRAM_NAME, GNU_PACKAGE, VERSION,
 			AUTHORS, usage);
 
+  /* The above handles --help and --version.
+     Since there is no other invocation of getopt, handle `--' here.  */
+  if (1 < argc && STREQ (argv[1], "--"))
+    {
+      --argc;
+      ++argv;
+    }
+
   if (argc == 1)
     {
       fprintf (stderr, _("Usage: %s format [argument...]\n"), program_name);