diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index f7468b63669..9f31c68b823 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ my $rc = GetOptions("h" => \$help,
 		    "smtp-pass:s" => \$smtp_authpass,
 		    "smtp-ssl" => sub { $smtp_encryption = 'ssl' },
 		    "smtp-encryption=s" => \$smtp_encryption,
-		    "smtp-ssl-cert-path" => \$smtp_ssl_cert_path,
+		    "smtp-ssl-cert-path=s" => \$smtp_ssl_cert_path,
 		    "smtp-debug:i" => \$debug_net_smtp,
 		    "smtp-domain:s" => \$smtp_domain,
 		    "identity=s" => \$identity,