diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index dd3c99d60d0ccf2506b08632c35c5ffc2bbc3255..fcd9e1e1e3dab46a63cadc93df1e4699e7682cf3 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static unsigned long branch_count;
 static unsigned long branch_load_count;
 static int failure;
 static FILE *pack_edges;
+static unsigned int show_stats = 1;
 
 /* Memory pools */
 static size_t mem_pool_alloc = 2*1024*1024 - sizeof(struct mem_pool);
@@ -2420,7 +2421,7 @@ static void parse_progress(void)
 	skip_optional_lf();
 }
 
-static void import_marks(const char *input_file)
+static void option_import_marks(const char *input_file)
 {
 	char line[512];
 	FILE *f = fopen(input_file, "r");
@@ -2455,6 +2456,76 @@ static void import_marks(const char *input_file)
 	fclose(f);
 }
 
+static void option_date_format(const char *fmt)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(fmt, "raw"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_RAW;
+	else if (!strcmp(fmt, "rfc2822"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_RFC2822;
+	else if (!strcmp(fmt, "now"))
+		whenspec = WHENSPEC_NOW;
+	else
+		die("unknown --date-format argument %s", fmt);
+}
+
+static void option_max_pack_size(const char *packsize)
+{
+	max_packsize = strtoumax(packsize, NULL, 0) * 1024 * 1024;
+}
+
+static void option_depth(const char *depth)
+{
+	max_depth = strtoul(depth, NULL, 0);
+	if (max_depth > MAX_DEPTH)
+		die("--depth cannot exceed %u", MAX_DEPTH);
+}
+
+static void option_active_branches(const char *branches)
+{
+	max_active_branches = strtoul(branches, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+static void option_export_marks(const char *marks)
+{
+	mark_file = xstrdup(marks);
+}
+
+static void option_export_pack_edges(const char *edges)
+{
+	if (pack_edges)
+		fclose(pack_edges);
+	pack_edges = fopen(edges, "a");
+	if (!pack_edges)
+		die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", edges);
+}
+
+static void parse_one_option(const char *option)
+{
+	if (!prefixcmp(option, "date-format=")) {
+		option_date_format(option + 12);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "max-pack-size=")) {
+		option_max_pack_size(option + 14);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "depth=")) {
+		option_depth(option + 6);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "active-branches=")) {
+		option_active_branches(option + 16);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "import-marks=")) {
+		option_import_marks(option + 13);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "export-marks=")) {
+		option_export_marks(option + 13);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "export-pack-edges=")) {
+		option_export_pack_edges(option + 18);
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "force")) {
+		force_update = 1;
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "quiet")) {
+		show_stats = 0;
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(option, "stats")) {
+		show_stats = 1;
+	} else {
+		die("Unsupported option: %s", option);
+	}
+}
+
 static int git_pack_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(k, "pack.depth")) {
@@ -2481,7 +2552,7 @@ static const char fast_import_usage[] =
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	unsigned int i, show_stats = 1;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 
@@ -2505,44 +2576,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 		if (*a != '-' || !strcmp(a, "--"))
 			break;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--date-format=")) {
-			const char *fmt = a + 14;
-			if (!strcmp(fmt, "raw"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_RAW;
-			else if (!strcmp(fmt, "rfc2822"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_RFC2822;
-			else if (!strcmp(fmt, "now"))
-				whenspec = WHENSPEC_NOW;
-			else
-				die("unknown --date-format argument %s", fmt);
-		}
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--max-pack-size="))
-			max_packsize = strtoumax(a + 16, NULL, 0) * 1024 * 1024;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--depth=")) {
-			max_depth = strtoul(a + 8, NULL, 0);
-			if (max_depth > MAX_DEPTH)
-				die("--depth cannot exceed %u", MAX_DEPTH);
-		}
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--active-branches="))
-			max_active_branches = strtoul(a + 18, NULL, 0);
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--import-marks="))
-			import_marks(a + 15);
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--export-marks="))
-			mark_file = a + 15;
-		else if (!prefixcmp(a, "--export-pack-edges=")) {
-			if (pack_edges)
-				fclose(pack_edges);
-			pack_edges = fopen(a + 20, "a");
-			if (!pack_edges)
-				die_errno("Cannot open '%s'", a + 20);
-		} else if (!strcmp(a, "--force"))
-			force_update = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp(a, "--quiet"))
-			show_stats = 0;
-		else if (!strcmp(a, "--stats"))
-			show_stats = 1;
-		else
-			die("unknown option %s", a);
+
+		parse_one_option(a + 2);
 	}
 	if (i != argc)
 		usage(fast_import_usage);