diff --git a/data/capsule-init-project b/data/capsule-init-project
index 35d8bb8a304d88fcfb7cd54c43bb4505a6117ae4..567e25661368b75ed86ea542d75ecf10eea26603 100755
--- a/data/capsule-init-project
+++ b/data/capsule-init-project
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ do
 
         (--autoreconf)
             autoreconf=yes;
+            shift;
+            continue;
             ;;
 
         (--no-autoreconf)
             autoreconf=;
+            shift;
+            continue;
             ;;
 
         (--capsule-pkgdatadir)