diff --git a/clang_format.py b/clang_format.py
index f69f94d6e..5bfeb1ae9 100755
--- a/clang_format.py
+++ b/clang_format.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   try:
-    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1]))
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
   except KeyboardInterrupt:
     sys.stderr.write('interrupted\n')
     sys.exit(1)