diff --git a/tc/m_bpf.c b/tc/m_bpf.c
index 3b864f9d..bc6cc47a 100644
--- a/tc/m_bpf.c
+++ b/tc/m_bpf.c
@@ -89,20 +89,25 @@ static int parse_bpf(struct action_util *a, int *argc_p, char ***argv_p,
 	if (argc) {
 		if (matches(*argv, "reclassify") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_RECLASSIFY;
-			NEXT_ARG();
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "pipe") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_PIPE;
-			NEXT_ARG();
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "drop") == 0 ||
 			   matches(*argv, "shot") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_SHOT;
-			NEXT_ARG();
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "continue") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_UNSPEC;
-			NEXT_ARG();
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "pass") == 0) {
 			parm.action = TC_ACT_OK;
-			NEXT_ARG();
+			argc--;
+			argv++;
 		}
 	}