diff --git a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
index 288a832c8d..0f52e25249 100644
--- a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
@@ -773,8 +773,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
 			     builtin_sparse_checkout_add_options,
-			     builtin_sparse_checkout_add_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT);
+			     builtin_sparse_checkout_add_usage, 0);
 
 	sanitize_paths(argc, argv, prefix, add_opts.skip_checks);
 
@@ -820,8 +819,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_set(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
 			     builtin_sparse_checkout_set_options,
-			     builtin_sparse_checkout_set_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT);
+			     builtin_sparse_checkout_set_usage, 0);
 
 	if (update_modes(&set_opts.cone_mode, &set_opts.sparse_index))
 		return 1;
@@ -992,8 +990,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_check_rules(int argc, const char **argv, const char *
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
 			     builtin_sparse_checkout_check_rules_options,
-			     builtin_sparse_checkout_check_rules_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT);
+			     builtin_sparse_checkout_check_rules_usage, 0);
 
 	if (check_rules_opts.rules_file && check_rules_opts.cone_mode < 0)
 		check_rules_opts.cone_mode = 1;
diff --git a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
index f67611da28..e49b8024ac 100755
--- a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
+++ b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cone mode: set with nested folders' '
 
 test_expect_success 'cone mode: add independent path' '
 	git -C repo sparse-checkout set deep/deeper1 &&
-	git -C repo sparse-checkout add folder1 &&
+	git -C repo sparse-checkout add --end-of-options folder1 &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	/*
 	!/*/
@@ -886,6 +886,12 @@ test_expect_success 'by default, cone mode will error out when passed files' '
 	grep ".gitignore.*is not a directory" error
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'error on mistyped command line options' '
+	test_must_fail git -C repo sparse-checkout add --sikp-checks .gitignore 2>error &&
+
+	grep "unknown option.*sikp-checks" error
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'by default, non-cone mode will warn on individual files' '
 	git -C repo sparse-checkout reapply --no-cone &&
 	git -C repo sparse-checkout add .gitignore 2>warning &&