diff --git a/disk-utils/fsck.c b/disk-utils/fsck.c
index bd2bf36ca..465e6d36d 100644
--- a/disk-utils/fsck.c
+++ b/disk-utils/fsck.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static void parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[])
 				if (arg[j+1]) {					/* -r<fd> */
 					report_stats_fd = strtou32_or_err(arg+j+1, _("invalid argument -r"));
 					goto next_arg;
-				} else if (i+1 < argc && *argv[i+1] != '-') {	/* -r <fd> */
+				} else if (i+1 < argc && *argv[i+1] >= '0' && *argv[i+1] <= '9') {	/* -r <fd> */
 					report_stats_fd = strtou32_or_err(argv[i+1], _("invalid argument -r"));
 					++i;
 					goto next_arg;