diff --git a/editors/cmp.c b/editors/cmp.c
index 9eaff2b8e..6d2b0c6c3 100644
--- a/editors/cmp.c
+++ b/editors/cmp.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static const char fmt_differ[] ALIGN1 = "%s %s differ: char %"OFF_FMT"u, line %u
 // This fmt_l_opt uses gnu-isms.  SUSv3 would be "%.0s%.0s%"OFF_FMT"u %o %o\n"
 static const char fmt_l_opt[] ALIGN1 = "%.0s%.0s%"OFF_FMT"u %3o %3o\n";
 
-#define OPT_STR "sln:"
+#define OPT_STR "sln:+"
 #define CMP_OPT_s (1<<0)
 #define CMP_OPT_l (1<<1)
 #define CMP_OPT_n (1<<2)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int cmp_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "^"
 			OPT_STR
-			"\0" "-1:n+"
+			"\0" "-1"
 			IF_DESKTOP(":?4")
 			IF_NOT_DESKTOP(":?2")
 			":l--s:s--l",