diff --git a/builtin.c b/builtin.c
index 13694aacb..a90e14c03 100644
--- a/builtin.c
+++ b/builtin.c
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ static int builtin_read( wchar_t **argv )
 				}
 				,
 				{
-					L"shell", required_argument, 0, 's'
+					L"shell", no_argument, 0, 's'
 				}
 				,
 				{