1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index ffdf45a151..8b14419e76 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@ proc_options(int argc, char **argv, struct cmdline_options *opt)
 
 	  case 'E':
 	    if (!*++s) {
-		rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "missing argument for -E");
+		s = argv[1];
+		argc--, argv++;
 	    }
 	    goto encoding;