diff --git a/bin/sh/exec.c b/bin/sh/exec.c
index 5f78de91a32..9f8e029933e 100644
--- a/bin/sh/exec.c
+++ b/bin/sh/exec.c
@@ -762,5 +762,7 @@ typecmd_impl(int argc, char **argv, int cmd, const char *path)
 int
 typecmd(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	if (argc > 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "--") == 0)
+		argc--, argv++;
 	return typecmd_impl(argc, argv, TYPECMD_TYPE, bltinlookup("PATH", 1));
 }
diff --git a/tools/regression/bin/sh/builtins/type3.0 b/tools/regression/bin/sh/builtins/type3.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87cccdd812c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/regression/bin/sh/builtins/type3.0
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+[ "$(type type)" = "$(type -- type)" ]