diff --git a/patchelf/unpack/patch.py b/patchelf/unpack/patch.py
index 7c1dfda03d5e098b3c5b23460a2417a328860721..615d2550a3ce19ac9f786f97db685adfb8acb926 100644
--- a/patchelf/unpack/patch.py
+++ b/patchelf/unpack/patch.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def arguments(prsr: ArgumentParser) -> None:
         metavar="GLOB",
         help="Filters members from the archive.",
         nargs="*",
+        default=[],
     )
     prsr.add_argument(
         "--output",