diff --git a/libs/libc/unistd/lib_getopt.c b/libs/libc/unistd/lib_getopt.c
index 4600a71c30d..82c097677d0 100644
--- a/libs/libc/unistd/lib_getopt.c
+++ b/libs/libc/unistd/lib_getopt.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int getopt(int argc, FAR char * const argv[], FAR const char *optstring)
 
   /* Verify input parameters. */
 
-  if (argv != NULL && optstring != NULL && argc > 1)
+  if (argv != NULL && optstring != NULL)
     {
       FAR char *optchar;
       int noarg_ret = '?';