diff --git a/archival/dpkg_deb.c b/archival/dpkg_deb.c
index e1d2cd0ed..cbacc91f8 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg_deb.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg_deb.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int dpkg_deb_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	llist_add_to(&control_tar_llist, (char*)"control.tar.bz2");
 #endif
 
-	opt_complementary = "?c--efXx:e--cfXx:f--ceXx:X--cefx:x--cefX";
+	opt_complementary = "c--efXx:e--cfXx:f--ceXx:X--cefx:x--cefX";
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "cefXx");
 
 	if (opt & DPKG_DEB_OPT_CONTENTS) {
diff --git a/modutils/modprobe.c b/modutils/modprobe.c
index dafbb4ecd..bc2dbd128 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ int modprobe_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	char *unused;
 
-	opt_complementary = "?V-:q-v:v-q";
+	opt_complementary = "q-v:v-q";
 	getopt32(argv, MAIN_OPT_STR, &unused, &unused);
 
 	if (option_mask32 & (DUMP_CONF_EXIT | LIST_ALL))