1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Src/jobs.c b/Src/jobs.c
index 2a9dbe7d6..04cb6b344 100644
--- a/Src/jobs.c
+++ b/Src/jobs.c
@@ -2527,6 +2527,10 @@ bin_kill(char *nam, char **argv, UNUSED(Options ops), UNUSED(int func))
 	argv++;
     }
 
+    /* Discard the standard "-" and "--" option breaks */
+    if (*argv && (*argv)[0] == '-' && (!(*argv)[1] || (*argv)[1] == '-'))
+	argv++;
+
     if (!*argv) {
     	zwarnnam(nam, "not enough arguments");
 	return 1;