diff --git a/guix/scripts/home.scm b/guix/scripts/home.scm
index b4c82d275f..5c39e83983 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/home.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/home.scm
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@ (define-command (guix-home . args)
       (match rest
         (() opts)
         (("--") opts)
+        (("--" n)
+         (alist-cons 'argument n opts))
         (("--" command ...)
          (match (assoc-ref opts 'action)
            ('container