diff --git a/utils/cat.cpp b/utils/cat.cpp
index 93aadbe3..10989e07 100644
--- a/utils/cat.cpp
+++ b/utils/cat.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void version(FILE* fp, const char* argv0)
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	const char* argv0 = argv[0];
-	for ( int i = 0; i < argc; i++ )
+	for ( int i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
 	{
 		const char* arg = argv[i];
 		if ( arg[0] != '-' || !arg[1] )