diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index a74bfb4a60..832af35c91 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -5680,15 +5680,19 @@ static void prep_parse_options(struct diff_options *options)
 int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options,
 		   const char **av, int ac, const char *prefix)
 {
+	struct option no_options[] = { OPT_END() };
+	struct option *parseopts = add_diff_options(no_options, options);
+
 	if (!prefix)
 		prefix = "";
 
-	ac = parse_options(ac, av, prefix, options->parseopts, NULL,
+	ac = parse_options(ac, av, prefix, parseopts, NULL,
 			   PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH |
 			   PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT |
 			   PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP |
 			   PARSE_OPT_ONE_SHOT |
 			   PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+	free(parseopts);
 
 	return ac;
 }