diff --git a/scripts/installer b/scripts/installer
index 661e66339..693e2bf03 100755
--- a/scripts/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       KO_RESOLVE_OPTIONS="$KO_RESOLVE_OPTIONS -t ${1}"
       ;;
     '--preserve-import-paths')
-      shift
       KO_RESOLVE_OPTIONS="$KO_RESOLVE_OPTIONS --preserve-import-paths"
       ;;
     *)