diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_root.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_root.c
index 386716b98..073d00e59 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_root.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_root.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ root_options(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	optind = 0;
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "JVvqh",
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+JVvqh",
 							long_options, &option_index)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)