diff --git a/contrib/cpio b/contrib/cpio
index 7eae2d4c..e8e4a5a5 100644
--- a/contrib/cpio
+++ b/contrib/cpio
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _cpio()
             _cpio_format
             return 0
             ;;
-        -E|-F|-I|-file|-pattern-file)
+        -E|-F|-I|--file|--pattern-file)
             _filedir
             return 0
             ;;