diff --git a/guix/scripts/import.scm b/guix/scripts/import.scm
index aca4e61f26..1f34cab088 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/import.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/import.scm
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ PROC callback."
     (()
      (format (current-error-port)
              (G_ "guix import: missing importer name~%")))
-    ((or ("-h") ("--help"))
+    ((or ("-h" _ ...) ("--help" _ ...))
      (leave-on-EPIPE (show-help))
      (exit 0))
-    ((or ("-V") ("--version"))
+    ((or ("-V" _ ...) ("--version" _ ...))
      (show-version-and-exit "guix import"))
     ((or ("-i" file importer args ...)
          ("--insert" file importer args ...))