diff --git a/cli/getopt_long.c b/cli/getopt_long.c
index c47215fae..4dcac3d7d 100644
--- a/cli/getopt_long.c
+++ b/cli/getopt_long.c
@@ -377,27 +376,28 @@ getopt_internal(int nargc, char * const *nargv, const char *options,
 
 	if (options == NULL)
 		return (-1);
-
 	/*
 	 * Disable GNU extensions if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set or options
 	 * string begins with a '+'.
 	 */
 	posixly_correct = (getenv("POSIXLY_CORRECT") != NULL);
+    if(strcmp(options,"")!=0)
+    {
 #ifdef GNU_COMPATIBLE
-	if (*options == '-')
-		flags |= FLAG_ALLARGS;
-	else if (posixly_correct || *options == '+')
-		flags &= ~FLAG_PERMUTE;
+        if (*options == '-')
+            flags |= FLAG_ALLARGS;
+        else if (posixly_correct || *options == '+')
+            flags &= ~FLAG_PERMUTE;
 #else
-	if (posixly_correct || *options == '+')
-		flags &= ~FLAG_PERMUTE;
-	else if (*options == '-')
-		flags |= FLAG_ALLARGS;
+        if (posixly_correct || *options == '+')
+            flags &= ~FLAG_PERMUTE;
+        else if (*options == '-')
+            flags |= FLAG_ALLARGS;
 #endif
 
-	if (*options == '+' || *options == '-')
-		options++;
-
+        if (*options == '+' || *options == '-')
+            options++;
+    }
 	/*
 	 * XXX Some GNU programs (like cvs) set pkg_optind to 0 instead of
 	 * XXX using pkg_optreset.  Work around this braindamage.