diff --git a/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c b/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
index 21e9f74ba..1f3d73933 100644
--- a/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
+++ b/networking/libiproute/ip_parse_common_args.c
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ void ip_parse_common_args(int *argcp, char ***argvp)
 		argc--;	argv++;
 	}
 	_SL_ = oneline ? "\\" : "\n" ;
+	*argcp = argc;
+	*argvp = argv;
 }