diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 388c5d5c..55c9e486 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ _completion_loader()
     done
 
     # Need to define *something*, otherwise there will be no completion at all.
-    complete -F _minimal "$cmd" && return 124
+    complete -F _minimal -- "$cmd" && return 124
 } &&
 complete -D -F _completion_loader