diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-create.in b/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
index e8056e9e3..26ec6a267 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 		shift
 		;;
             --)
-		shift
 		break;;
 	    -?)
 		usage_err "unknown option '$opt'"