1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index 20f91bc642..1ff1ac641f 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -865,10 +865,19 @@ int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
 
     /* In case we don't need to display a window, let's not do that */
     for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-vnc") ||
-            !strcmp(argv[i], "-nographic") ||
-            !strcmp(argv[i], "-curses")) {
+        const char *opt = argv[i];
+
+        if (opt[0] == '-') {
+            /* Treat --foo the same as -foo.  */
+            if (opt[1] == '-') {
+                opt++;
+            }
+            if (!strcmp(opt, "-vnc") ||
+                !strcmp(opt, "-nographic") ||
+                !strcmp(opt, "-version") ||
+                !strcmp(opt, "-curses")) {
                 return qemu_main(gArgc, gArgv);
+            }
         }
     }