diff --git a/src/std/cli/getopt.ss b/src/std/cli/getopt.ss
index d1350ba0a..16f471c9f 100644
--- a/src/std/cli/getopt.ss
+++ b/src/std/cli/getopt.ss
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
                        help: (help #f)
                        exit-on-error: (exit? (exit-on-error?))
                        . gopts)
-  (def (parse! gopt return)
+  (def (parse! gopt)
     (try
      (getopt-parse gopt args)
      (catch (e)