diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
index 48472aa83..3310c4f52 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ _hledger_compreply_optarg() {
             _hledger_compreply "$(compgen -W "$wordlist" -- "$match")"
             ;;
         --close-acct|--open-acct)
-            compopt -o nospace -o filenames
+            compopt -o filenames
             _hledger_compreply "$(
                 _hledger_compgen "$(_hledger accounts --flat)" "" "$match"
             )"
diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4 b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
index 34507a1cf..b63ba91a0 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ _hledger_compreply_optarg() {
             _hledger_compreply "$(compgen -W "$wordlist" -- "$match")"
             ;;
         --close-acct|--open-acct)
-            compopt -o nospace -o filenames
+            compopt -o filenames
             _hledger_compreply "$(
                 _hledger_compgen "$(_hledger accounts --flat)" "" "$match"
             )"