diff --git a/templates/lxc-debian.in b/templates/lxc-debian.in
index 7ad8e3cb2..aadfe25f5 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-debian.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-debian.in
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ do
         -a|--arch)      arch=$2; shift 2;;
         -r|--release)   release=$2; shift 2;;
         -n|--name)      name=$2; shift 2;;
-        -c|--clean)     clean=$2; shift 2;;
+        -c|--clean)     clean=$2; shift 1;;
         --)             shift 1; break ;;
         *)              break ;;
     esac