diff --git a/builtin/column.c b/builtin/column.c
index 5228ccf37a..e815e148aa 100644
--- a/builtin/column.c
+++ b/builtin/column.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int cmd_column(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	memset(&copts, 0, sizeof(copts));
 	copts.padding = 1;
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, "", options, builtin_column_usage, 0);
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_column_usage, 0);
 	if (argc)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_column_usage, options);
 	if (real_command || command) {
diff --git a/builtin/hash-object.c b/builtin/hash-object.c
index e055c11103..640ef4ded5 100644
--- a/builtin/hash-object.c
+++ b/builtin/hash-object.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int cmd_hash_object(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int i;
 	const char *errstr = NULL;
 
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, hash_object_options,
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, hash_object_options,
 			     hash_object_usage, 0);
 
 	if (flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT)
diff --git a/builtin/range-diff.c b/builtin/range-diff.c
index 784bd19321..9202e75544 100644
--- a/builtin/range-diff.c
+++ b/builtin/range-diff.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int cmd_range_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	repo_diff_setup(the_repository, &diffopt);
 
 	options = parse_options_concat(range_diff_options, diffopt.parseopts);
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
 			     builtin_range_diff_usage, 0);
 
 	diff_setup_done(&diffopt);
diff --git a/builtin/rebase--interactive.c b/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
index 4535523bf5..72fd4b53a8 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int cmd_rebase__interactive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (argc == 1)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_rebase_interactive_usage, options);
 
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
 			builtin_rebase_interactive_usage, PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0);
 
 	opts.gpg_sign = xstrdup_or_null(opts.gpg_sign);
diff --git a/builtin/upload-pack.c b/builtin/upload-pack.c
index 42dc4da5a1..6da8fa2607 100644
--- a/builtin/upload-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/upload-pack.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int cmd_upload_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	packet_trace_identity("upload-pack");
 	read_replace_refs = 0;
 
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, upload_pack_usage, 0);
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, upload_pack_usage, 0);
 
 	if (argc != 1)
 		usage_with_options(upload_pack_usage, options);