1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/crontab.c b/miscutils/crontab.c
index 804cb57f2..4787fa08f 100644
--- a/miscutils/crontab.c
+++ b/miscutils/crontab.c
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ int crontab_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 OPT_ler = OPT_l + OPT_e + OPT_r,
         };
 
-        opt_complementary = "?1:dr"; /* max one argument; -d implies -r */
-        opt_ler = getopt32(argv, "u:c:lerd", &user_name, &crontab_dir);
+        opt_ler = getopt32(argv, "^" "u:c:lerd" "\0" "?1:dr"/*max one arg; -d implies -r*/,
+                                &user_name, &crontab_dir
+        );
         argv += optind;
 
         if (sanitize_env_if_suid()) { /* Clears dangerous stuff, sets PATH */