diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
index 289a4c85df70..834160fd5191 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_group.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pw_group_next(int argc, char **argv, char *arg1 __unused)
 	int ch;
 	bool quiet = false;
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Cq")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "C:q")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'C':
 			cfg = optarg;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
index 5ad1409f48b6..67186c3dc033 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw_user.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ pw_user_next(int argc, char **argv, char *name __unused)
 	bool quiet = false;
 	uid_t next;
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "Cq")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "C:q")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'C':
 			cfg = optarg;