diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 3993e0ff15..037abe97a1 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (c *Command) useShortOptionHandling() bool {
 // reorderArgs moves all flags (via reorderedArgs) before the rest of
 // the arguments (remainingArgs) as this is what flag expects.
 func reorderArgs(commandFlags []Flag, args []string) []string {
-	var remainingArgs []string
+	var remainingArgs, reorderedArgs []string
 	var reorderedArgs []string
 
 	nextIndexMayContainValue := false