diff --git a/ffprobe.c b/ffprobe.c
index f0ec9e4739..a2a9c2ad36 100644
--- a/ffprobe.c
+++ b/ffprobe.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int ret;
 
     av_register_all();
+    init_opts();
 #if CONFIG_AVDEVICE
     avdevice_register_all();
 #endif