diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 7e01ae4d..3bb4bc2b 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ _init_completion()
         fi
     done
 
-    [[ $cword -eq 0 ]] && return 1
+    [[ $cword -le 0 ]] && return 1
     prev=${words[cword-1]}
 
     [[ ${split-} ]] && _split_longopt && split=true