diff --git a/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh b/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh
index 22e8f0398662ecfda317b79c475a57df73c95b54..3c031e93709bdcacf435b475e76d54d7f89920d7 100755
--- a/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh
+++ b/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ dashj=''
 while : ; do
   case "$1" in
    --add-passes-despite-regression)
-    add_passes_despite_regression=1; shift;;
+    add_passes_despite_regression=1;;
    -j*)
-    dashj=$1; shift;;
+    dashj=$1;;
    -*) echo "Invalid option: $1"; exit 2;;
    *) break;;
   esac
+  shift
 done
 
 # TARGET is the target triplet.  It should be the same one as used in