diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 2e40cc1e69e817ecd6591d0b23f77851ddd39112..77d946b5cccf7410009ea23a9cd4d00191ec01a5 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
         static const struct option long_options[] = {
             {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
             {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
-            {"repair", no_argument, 0, 'r'},
+            {"repair", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
             {"output", required_argument, 0, OPTION_OUTPUT},
             {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };