diff --git a/src/report/report-basic-server.c b/src/report/report-basic-server.c
index bca943fd7f..bcab79d8f4 100644
--- a/src/report/report-basic-server.c
+++ b/src/report/report-basic-server.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return version();
                 }
 
-        if (opts.optind < argc)
+        if (option_parser_get_n_args(&opts) > 0)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                        "This program takes no arguments.");