1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
index b3affb1658d2..1bf67190c820 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ static int get_arg(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p, const struct option *opt,
         if (p->opt) {
                 *arg = p->opt;
                 p->opt = NULL;
-        } else if (p->argc == 1 && (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT)) {
+        } else if ((opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT) && (p->argc == 1 ||
+                    **(p->argv + 1) == '-')) {
                 *arg = (const char *)opt->defval;
         } else if (p->argc > 1) {
                 p->argc--;
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ int parse_options_usage(const char * const *usagestr,
 }
 
 
-int parse_opt_verbosity_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
+int parse_opt_verbosity_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg __used,
                            int unset)
 {
         int *target = opt->value;