diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index 66d36b1..ce469d0 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ _init_completion()
         fi
     done
 
-    [[ $cword -eq 0 ]] && return 1
+    [[ $cword -le 0 ]] && return 1
     prev=${words[cword-1]}
 
     [[ ${split-} ]] && _split_longopt && split=true