diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2a5d4b7595..648bbdc38f 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -714,10 +714,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
    for (;;)
    {
       int port;
-      int c = -1;
-       
-      if (argv != NULL)
-          c = getopt_long(argc, argv, optstring, opts, NULL);
+      int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, optstring, opts, NULL);
 
       if (c == -1)
          break;
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index dbe183c3ea..f511a46308 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -331,11 +331,13 @@ enum
 
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application
 {
-   apple_platform   = self;
+   const char *argv[] = {"retroarch", NULL};
+   int argc           = 1;
+   apple_platform     = self;
 
    [self setDelegate:self];
     
-   if (rarch_main(0, NULL, NULL))
+   if (rarch_main(argc, argv, NULL))
        apple_rarch_exited();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_AVFOUNDATION