diff --git a/tools/wav/qfwavinfo.c b/tools/wav/qfwavinfo.c
index b5556cd84..891b3aad9 100644
--- a/tools/wav/qfwavinfo.c
+++ b/tools/wav/qfwavinfo.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (!f || !riff) {
 			fprintf (stderr, "couldn't read %s\n", argv[optind]);
+			optind++;
 			continue;
 		}
 		optind++;