diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 037004a3c..93cf6531c 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
   name: Markdown Table of Contents
   entry: >-
     bash -eu -o pipefail -c
-    "echo ARGS: \"$@\"; for f in $@; do
-      [ -f \"$f\" ] && markdown-toc -i $f;
+    "for f in $@; do
+      [[ \"x$f\" = x--* ]] && export MDTOC_ARGS=\"$f $MDTOC_ARGS\" && continue;
+      [ -f \"$f\" ] && markdown-toc $MDTOC_ARGS -i $f;
     done"
   language: system