diff --git a/wgetopt.cpp b/wgetopt.cpp
index ecf1121e5..2d2117f6d 100644
--- a/wgetopt.cpp
+++ b/wgetopt.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ _wgetopt_internal(int argc, wchar_t *const *argv, const wchar_t *optstring, cons
                     fwprintf(stderr, _(L"%ls: Invalid option -- %lc\n"), argv[0], c);
             }
             woptopt = c;
-            woptind++;
+
+            if (*nextchar != '\0')
+                woptind++;
+
             return '?';
         }
         if (temp[1] == ':')