1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/hexdump.c b/util-linux/hexdump.c
index f3878f44f..2eb5e57ae 100644
--- a/util-linux/hexdump.c
+++ b/util-linux/hexdump.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ int hexdump_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 if (ch == 'n') {
                         dumper->dump_length = xatoi_u(optarg);
                 } /* else */
-                if (ch == 's') {
-                        dumper->dump_skip = xatoul_range_sfx(optarg, 0, LONG_MAX, suffixes);
+                if (ch == 's') { /* compat: -s accepts hex numbers too */
+                        dumper->dump_skip = xstrtoul_range_sfx(optarg, /*base:*/ 0, /*lo:*/ 0, /*hi:*/ LONG_MAX, suffixes);
                 } /* else */
                 if (ch == 'v') {
                         dumper->dump_vflag = ALL;