diff --git a/networking/ssl_client.c b/networking/ssl_client.c
index eb84e7726..875352d18 100644
--- a/networking/ssl_client.c
+++ b/networking/ssl_client.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int ssl_client_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	// INIT_G();
 
 	tls = new_tls_state();
-	opt = getopt32(argv, "es:#r:#n:", &tls->ofd, &tls->ifd, &sni);
+	opt = getopt32(argv, "es:+r:+n:", &tls->ofd, &tls->ifd, &sni);
 	if (!(opt & (1<<2))) {
 		/* -r N defaults to -s N */
 		tls->ifd = tls->ofd;