diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
-@@ -1469,7 +1469,8 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc_p, const char ***argv_p, int frommain)
+@@ -1475,7 +1475,8 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc_p, const char ***argv_p, int frommain)
else if (log_format_has(stdout_format, 'i'))
stdout_format_has_i = itemize_changes | 1;
if (!log_format_has(stdout_format, 'b')