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diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 1f15c7eaa..102508cf9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', help='playlist video to end at (default is last)', default=-1)
     selection.add_option('--match-title', dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
     selection.add_option('--reject-title', dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
-    selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER', dest='max_downloads', help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files', default=None)
+    selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER',
+                         dest='max_downloads', type=int, default=None,
+                         help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files')
     selection.add_option('--min-filesize', metavar='SIZE', dest='min_filesize', help="Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)", default=None)
     selection.add_option('--max-filesize', metavar='SIZE', dest='max_filesize', help="Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)", default=None)
     selection.add_option('--date', metavar='DATE', dest='date', help='download only videos uploaded in this date', default=None)