diff --git a/libretro-common/compat/compat_getopt.c b/libretro-common/compat/compat_getopt.c
index c32c85865b..95d1bce523 100644
--- a/libretro-common/compat/compat_getopt.c
+++ b/libretro-common/compat/compat_getopt.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int getopt_long(int argc, char *argv[],
    if (optind == 0)
       optind = 1;
 
-   if (argc == 1)
+   if (argc < 2)
       return -1;
 
    short_index = find_short_index(&argv[optind]);