diff --git a/tools/coccinelle/argv_find.cocci b/tools/coccinelle/argv_find.cocci
index f13b035d7a..1ab19b749b 100644
--- a/tools/coccinelle/argv_find.cocci
+++ b/tools/coccinelle/argv_find.cocci
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ identifier argv;
 identifier argc;
 expression e1;
 expression e2;
+identifier I;
 @@
 
+(
 - argv_find(argv, argc, e1, &idx);
   if (
 -   idx
@@ -14,3 +16,8 @@ expression e2;
   {
     e2;
   }
+|
+- argv_find(argv, argc, e1, &idx);
+... when != I = idx;
+    when strict
+)