diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/optparse.js b/lib/coffee-script/optparse.js
index d0547962..5e0114c9 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/optparse.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/optparse.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     }
 
     OptionParser.prototype.parse = function(args) {
-      var arg, i, isOption, matchedRule, options, originalArgs, rule, value, _i, _len, _len2, _ref;
+      var arg, i, isOption, matchedRule, options, originalArgs, pos, rule, value, _i, _len, _len2, _ref;
       options = {
         arguments: [],
         literals: []
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
       for (i = 0, _len = args.length; i < _len; i++) {
         arg = args[i];
         if (arg === '--') {
-          options.literals = originalArgs.slice(1 + originalArgs.indexOf('--'));
+          pos = originalArgs.indexOf('--');
+          options.arguments = [originalArgs[1 + pos]];
+          options.literals = originalArgs.slice(2 + pos);
           break;
         }
         isOption = !!(arg.match(LONG_FLAG) || arg.match(SHORT_FLAG));
diff --git a/src/optparse.coffee b/src/optparse.coffee
index 1c490f2a..0b453d37 100644
--- a/src/optparse.coffee
+++ b/src/optparse.coffee
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ exports.OptionParser = class OptionParser
     args = normalizeArguments args
     for arg, i in args
       if arg is '--'
-        options.literals = originalArgs[(1 + originalArgs.indexOf '--')..]
+        pos = originalArgs.indexOf '--'
+        options.arguments = [originalArgs[1 + pos]]
+        options.literals = originalArgs[(2 + pos)..]
         break
       isOption = !!(arg.match(LONG_FLAG) or arg.match(SHORT_FLAG))
       matchedRule = no