diff --git a/networking/tcpudp.c b/networking/tcpudp.c
index a90e3f80a..c914221ae 100644
--- a/networking/tcpudp.c
+++ b/networking/tcpudp.c
@@ -270,17 +270,22 @@ int tcpudpsvd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
 	tcp = (applet_name[0] == 't');
 
+	/* "+": stop on first non-option */
 #ifdef SSLSVD
 	opts = getopt32(argv, "^+"
 		"c:+C:i:x:u:l:Eb:+hpt:vU:/:Z:K:" /* -c NUM, -b NUM */
+		"\0"
 		/* 3+ args, -i at most once, -p implies -h, -v is a counter */
-		"\0" "-3:i--i:ph:vv",
+		"-3:i--i:ph:vv",
 		&cmax, &str_C, &instructs, &instructs, &user, &preset_local_hostname,
 		&backlog, &str_t, &ssluser, &root, &cert, &key, &verbose
 	);
 #else
-	/* "+": stop on first non-option */
-	opts = getopt32(argv, "+c:+C:i:x:u:l:Eb:hpt:v",
+	opts = getopt32(argv, "^+"
+		"c:+C:i:x:u:l:Eb:+hpt:v" /* -c NUM, -b NUM */
+		"\0"
+		/* 3+ args, -i at most once, -p implies -h, -v is a counter */
+		"-3:i--i:ph:vv",
 		&cmax, &str_C, &instructs, &instructs, &user, &preset_local_hostname,
 		&backlog, &str_t, &verbose
 	);