diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index ff79eaa0f2e058a3971012ad558797d3ef54a085..9a37e1e79f8823aa8b76c8d593c3de10b061bdb7 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int option_parse_applet(void *pctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int op
 		ctx->subaction_mask = 0xffffffff;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 202dab24d66f7f7c215f5c7e07db587b4675f400..593e7d29354ff21bec86260ddd709ed278cb555d 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int option_parse_applet(void *pctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int op
 		ctx->match_providers = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 62ca816b1194ababbd5251c3fb99ce5826d9a871..9a71747c1a50f3745be0e2669ac0f8595d9b9659 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int option_parse_applet(void *ctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int opt
 		ictx->show_all = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/upgrade.c b/src/upgrade.c
index 14457b581d974b75d01ab668f7402a07cee01a0e..6c3eafa92e05b2a3c4c32baf970cfac74fe2b5d3 100644
--- a/src/upgrade.c
+++ b/src/upgrade.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int option_parse_applet(void *ctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int opt
 		uctx->solver_flags |= APK_SOLVERF_LATEST;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ver.c b/src/ver.c
index 07929376549540e4c6d0b0b45722e0b29d0b87d2..3a083591bc5e624c5239982d78578c8619d0589c 100644
--- a/src/ver.c
+++ b/src/ver.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int option_parse_applet(void *ctx, struct apk_db_options *dbopts, int opt
 		ictx->all_tags = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }