diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 253d1fb9..1be21280 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ __parse_options()
             *)    break ;;
         esac
     done
-    [[ $option ]] || return
+    [[ $option ]] || return 0
 
     IFS=$' \t\n' # affects parsing of the regexps below...