1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch-count.c b/notmuch-count.c
index 39f08c6c..0d700a9e 100644
--- a/notmuch-count.c
+++ b/notmuch-count.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ notmuch_count_command (void *ctx, int argc, char *argv[])
     notmuch_sort_t sort = NOTMUCH_SORT_NEWEST_FIRST;
 #endif
 
+    argc--; argv++; /* skip subcommand argument */
+
     for (i = 0; i < argc && argv[i][0] == '-'; i++) {
 	if (strcmp (argv[i], "--") == 0) {
 	    i++;