1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/cut.c b/coreutils/cut.c
index 6578ce8ce..cdd90ab44 100644
--- a/coreutils/cut.c
+++ b/coreutils/cut.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 
 /* option vars */
-static const char optstring[] ALIGN1 = "b:c:f:d:sn";
+#define OPT_STR "b:c:f:d:sn"
 #define CUT_OPT_BYTE_FLGS     (1 << 0)
 #define CUT_OPT_CHAR_FLGS     (1 << 1)
 #define CUT_OPT_FIELDS_FLGS   (1 << 2)
@@ -201,8 +201,11 @@ int cut_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         char *sopt, *ltok;
         unsigned opt;
 
-        opt_complementary = "b--bcf:c--bcf:f--bcf";
-        opt = getopt32(argv, optstring, &sopt, &sopt, &sopt, &ltok);
+        opt = getopt32(argv, "^"
+                        OPT_STR
+                        "\0" "b--bcf:c--bcf:f--bcf",
+                        &sopt, &sopt, &sopt, &ltok
+        );
 //      argc -= optind;
         argv += optind;
         if (!(opt & (CUT_OPT_BYTE_FLGS | CUT_OPT_CHAR_FLGS | CUT_OPT_FIELDS_FLGS)))