diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index c9c706b06a220435f55f9c579eec2c3cec9d59cb..fb99ffb46b953e9fec026c3286c98a3b8bff6e94 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fatal() {
 # We need to run getops as soon as possible so we catch -d and other
 # options that will modify our behaviour.
 # Commands are handled at the end of this script.
-while getopts  "c:dv" flag; do
+while getopts "c:dv" flag; do
 	if [ "$1" = '-d' ] || [ "$1" = '--debug' ]; then
 		set -vx
 		VCSH_DEBUG=1