diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index 711a17246dc941990f0c14da0f7965000eb7a309..edda454cde79eebe49ec821581dfa99affb0768d 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int ret;
 
     av_register_all();
+    init_opts();
 #if CONFIG_AVDEVICE
     avdevice_register_all();
 #endif