diff --git a/kvm-run.c b/kvm-run.c
index 2ff13d3..d5a952f 100644
--- a/kvm-run.c
+++ b/kvm-run.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ int kvm_cmd_run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (hi) {
 			image_filename[0] = hi;
 			readonly_image[0] = true;
+			image_count++;
 		}
 	}