diff -Naur iproute2-patched/tc/m_ipt.c iproute2-patched2/tc/m_ipt.c
--- iproute2-patched/tc/m_ipt.c	2008-08-06 11:13:47.000000000 +0000
+++ iproute2-patched2/tc/m_ipt.c	2008-08-06 11:14:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 	*argc_p = rargc - iargc;
 	*argv_p = argv;
 
-	optind = 1;
+	optind = 0;
 	free_opts(opts);
 	/* Clear flags if target will be used again */
         m->tflags=0;