diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tools/gst-transcoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tools/gst-transcoder.c
index dccf3eb2c6..b7a7673b83 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tools/gst-transcoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tools/gst-transcoder.c
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char *argv[])
     g_option_context_free (ctx);
     return 1;
   }
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   gst_pb_utils_init ();
 
   if (settings.list) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-device-monitor.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-device-monitor.c
index aa65f59aa4..8edc74010d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-device-monitor.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-device-monitor.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char **argv)
   }
   g_option_context_free (ctx);
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (devmon_debug, "device-monitor", 0,
       "gst-device-monitor");
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-discoverer.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-discoverer.c
index a50f5aaee4..b042be535d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-discoverer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-discoverer.c
@@ -685,6 +685,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   g_option_context_free (ctx);
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   if (argc < 2) {
     g_print ("usage: %s <uris>\n", argv[0]);
     exit (-1);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-play.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-play.c
index ee8847d2f1..83ec344cf8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-play.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tools/gst-play.c
@@ -1711,6 +1711,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char **argv)
   }
   g_option_context_free (ctx);
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (play_debug, "play", 0, "gst-play");
 
   if (print_version) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-inspect.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-inspect.c
index b7864be95b..2cff914a22 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-inspect.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-inspect.c
@@ -2189,6 +2189,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
 #endif
 
+#if defined(G_OS_WIN32) && !defined(GST_CHECK_MAIN)
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   gst_tools_print_version ();
 
   if (print_all && argc > 1) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-launch.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-launch.c
index 9ad8a4fe40..efc76fd120 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-launch.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-launch.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   gst_tools_print_version ();
 
 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
index 82d5cc8ffd..93ff820cd5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,10 @@ main (gint argc, gchar * argv[])
   }
   g_option_context_free (ctx);
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   gst_tools_print_version ();
 
   if (filenames == NULL || *filenames == NULL) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-typefind.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-typefind.c
index 7f0b4db195..38fc89445f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-typefind.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-typefind.c
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ real_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   }
   g_option_context_free (ctx);
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+  argc = g_strv_length (argv);
+#endif
+
   gst_tools_print_version ();
 
   if (filenames == NULL || *filenames == NULL) {