diff --git a/contrib/completion/hx.bash b/contrib/completion/hx.bash
index 89f3283c8..01b42deb6 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/hx.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/hx.bash
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ _hx() {
 		COMPREPLY=($(compgen -fd -W "-h --help --tutor -V --version -v -vv -vvv --health -g --grammar --vsplit --hsplit -c --config --log" -- $2))
 		;;
 	esac
-} && complete -F _hx hx
+} && complete -o filenames -F _hx hx