diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 9af602bdd7..087eb898a4 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -1149,14 +1149,10 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc,
 
 	repo_config(the_repository, git_default_config, NULL);
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, git_notes_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL);
-	if (!fn) {
-		if (argc) {
-			error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), argv[0]);
-			usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
-		}
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL |
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR);
+	if (!fn)
 		fn = list;
-	}
 
 	if (override_notes_ref) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 0fddaa1773..9415f6cb03 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1953,15 +1953,11 @@ int cmd_remote(int argc,
 	};
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_remote_usage,
-			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL);
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL |
+			     PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR);
 
-	if (fn) {
+	if (fn)
 		return !!fn(argc, argv, prefix, repo);
-	} else {
-		if (argc) {
-			error(_("unknown subcommand: `%s'"), argv[0]);
-			usage_with_options(builtin_remote_usage, options);
-		}
+	else
 		return !!show_all();
-	}
 }
diff --git a/parse-options.c b/parse-options.c
index 227bc74991..6ac4bd30e2 100644
--- a/parse-options.c
+++ b/parse-options.c
@@ -693,14 +693,16 @@ static enum parse_opt_result handle_subcommand(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 	if (!err)
 		return PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND;
 
-	/*
-	 * arg is neither a short or long option nor a subcommand.  Since this
-	 * command has a default operation mode, we have to treat this arg and
-	 * all remaining args as args meant to that default operation mode.
-	 * So we are done parsing.
-	 */
-	if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL)
+	if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL &&
+	    !(ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR)) {
+		/*
+		 * arg is neither a short or long option nor a subcommand.
+		 * Since this command has a default operation mode, we have to
+		 * treat this arg and all remaining args as args meant to that
+		 * default operation mode.  So we are done parsing.
+		 */
 		return PARSE_OPT_DONE;
+	}
 
 	find_subcommands(&cmds, options);
 	assumed = autocorrect_subcommand(arg, &cmds);
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index 706de9729f..f29ac33789 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum parse_opt_flags {
 	PARSE_OPT_ONE_SHOT = 1 << 5,
 	PARSE_OPT_SHELL_EVAL = 1 << 6,
 	PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_OPTIONAL = 1 << 7,
+	PARSE_OPT_SUBCOMMAND_AUTOCORR = 1 << 8,
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_option_flags {