diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index b969dc2..a5c67f1 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ OptionParser::parse(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 
   std::vector<std::string> unmatched;
 
-  while (current != argc)
+  while (current < argc)
   {
     if (strcmp(argv[current], "--") == 0)
     {