diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 9ff9acaabf..79c56f32f9 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -330,6 +330,19 @@ static void parse_options_check(const struct option *opts)
 		     opts->long_name))
 			err |= optbug(opts, "uses feature "
 					"not supported for dashless options");
+		switch (opts->type) {
+		case OPTION_BOOLEAN:
+		case OPTION_BIT:
+		case OPTION_NEGBIT:
+		case OPTION_SET_INT:
+		case OPTION_SET_PTR:
+		case OPTION_NUMBER:
+			if ((opts->flags & PARSE_OPT_OPTARG) ||
+			    !(opts->flags & PARSE_OPT_NOARG))
+				err |= optbug(opts, "should not accept an argument");
+		default:
+			; /* ok. (usually accepts an argument) */
+		}
 	}
 	if (err)
 		exit(128);