diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index b8d8a3aaf..bc3490cd5 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -701,8 +701,9 @@ int cmd_fast_export(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	revs.topo_order = 1;
 	revs.show_source = 1;
 	revs.rewrite_parents = 1;
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, fast_export_usage,
+			PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN);
 	argc = setup_revisions(argc, argv, &revs, NULL);
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, fast_export_usage, 0);
 	if (argc > 1)
 		usage_with_options (fast_export_usage, options);