diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index 473a0990a..1261a7ced 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
 		{"config", required_argument, NULL, 'c'},
-		{"validate", no_argument, &validate, 1},
-		{"debug", no_argument, &debug, 1},
+		{"validate", no_argument, NULL, 'C'},
+		{"debug", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
-		{"verbose", no_argument, &verbose, 1},
+		{"verbose", no_argument, NULL, 'V'},
 		{"get-socketpath", no_argument, NULL, 'p'},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			break;
 		}
 		switch (c) {
-		case 0: // Flag
-			break;
 		case 'h': // help
 			fprintf(stdout, "%s", usage);
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
diff --git a/swaygrab/main.c b/swaygrab/main.c
index ae17155f3..681a6da42 100644
--- a/swaygrab/main.c
+++ b/swaygrab/main.c
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
-		{"capture", no_argument, &capture, 'c'},
+		{"capture", no_argument, NULL, 'c'},
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
 		{"socket", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
-		{"raw", no_argument, &raw, 'r'},
+		{"raw", no_argument, NULL, 'r'},
 		{"rate", required_argument, NULL, 'R'},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			break;
 		}
 		switch (c) {
-		case 0: // Flag
-			break;
 		case 's': // Socket
 			socket_path = strdup(optarg);
 			break;
diff --git a/swaymsg/main.c b/swaymsg/main.c
index 8f91dc55e..f8c9e14c2 100644
--- a/swaymsg/main.c
+++ b/swaymsg/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
-		{"quiet", no_argument, &quiet, 'q'},
+		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
 		{"socket", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
 		{"type", required_argument, NULL, 't'},
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			break;
 		}
 		switch (c) {
-		case 0: // Flag
+		case 'q': // Quiet
+			quiet = 1;
 			break;
 		case 's': // Socket
 			socket_path = strdup(optarg);