diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index de68755020..ed1ce6e780 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -3059,6 +3059,9 @@ static void monitor_find_completion(const char *cmdline)
             }
         }
         str = args[nb_args - 1];
+        if (*ptype == '-' && ptype[1] != '\0') {
+            ptype += 2;
+        }
         switch(*ptype) {
         case 'F':
             /* file completion */