diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index d6c5df192a..0b08a029c6 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3042,7 +3042,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         if (argv[optind][0] != '-') {
             /* disk image */
             optind++;
-            continue;
         } else {
             const QEMUOption *popt;