diff --git a/lib/ipmi_channel.c b/lib/ipmi_channel.c
index 96361eb..5171644 100644
--- a/lib/ipmi_channel.c
+++ b/lib/ipmi_channel.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ ipmi_channel_main(struct ipmi_intf *intf, int argc, char **argv)
 			return (-1);
 		}
 		if (argc == 3) {
-			if (is_ipmi_channel_num(argv[1], &channel) != 0) {
+			if (is_ipmi_channel_num(argv[2], &channel) != 0) {
 				return (-1);
 			}
 		}