diff --git a/jode/jode/swingui/Main.java.in b/jode/jode/swingui/Main.java.in
index 50fbeca..077a4f4 100644
--- a/jode/jode/swingui/Main.java.in
+++ b/jode/jode/swingui/Main.java.in
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class Main
 	String cp = System.getProperty("java.class.path", "");
 	cp = cp.replace(File.pathSeparatorChar, SearchPath.pathSeparatorChar);
 	for (int i=0; i<params.length; i++) {
-	    if (params[i].equals("--cp"))
+	    if (params[i].equals("--classpath"))
 		cp = params[++i];
 	    else
 		return;