1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 06ad8a48d3..16c58c72a7 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ proc_options(argc, argv)
 	    goto reswitch;
 
 	  case 'v':
-	    if (verbose) {
+	    if (argv0 == 0 || verbose) {
 		s++;
 		goto reswitch;
 	    }