diff --git a/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el b/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
index 6ce51d1..8ac86ac 100644
--- a/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
+++ b/lisp/pcmpl-gnu.el
@@ -241,7 +241,12 @@
                    "--verify"
                    "--version"
                    "--volno-file=")))
-          (pcomplete-opt "01234567ABCFGKLMNOPRSTUVWXZbcdfghiklmoprstuvwxz"))
+          (pcomplete-here*
+           (mapcar
+            (lambda (char)
+              (concat "-" (char-to-string char)))
+            (string-to-list
+             "01234567ABCFGKLMNOPRSTUVWXZbcdfghiklmoprstuvwxz"))))
         (cond
          ((pcomplete-match "\\`--after-date=" 0)
           (pcomplete-here*))