diff --git a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
index a698e2dbb3..91e8b9b7f1 100644
--- a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
+++ b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static struct option helper_opts[] = {
     {"socket", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
     {"uid", required_argument, NULL, 'u'},
     {"gid", required_argument, NULL, 'g'},
+    {},
 };
 
 static bool is_daemon;