diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 44d66b236..e8e2d9077 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ std::pair<Files::PathContainer, std::vector<std::string> > CS::Editor::readConfi
     boost::program_options::options_description desc("Syntax: opencs <options>\nAllowed options");
 
     desc.add_options()
-    ("data", boost::program_options::value<Files::PathContainer>()->default_value(Files::PathContainer(), "data")->multitoken())
+    ("data", boost::program_options::value<Files::PathContainer>()->default_value(Files::PathContainer(), "data")->multitoken()->composing())
     ("data-local", boost::program_options::value<std::string>()->default_value(""))
     ("fs-strict", boost::program_options::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)->default_value(false))
     ("encoding", boost::program_options::value<std::string>()->default_value("win1252"))
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index f81df31ff..ebadeb732 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
         ("help", "print help message")
         ("version", "print version information and quit")
         ("data", bpo::value<Files::PathContainer>()->default_value(Files::PathContainer(), "data")
-            ->multitoken(), "set data directories (later directories have higher priority)")
+            ->multitoken()->composing(), "set data directories (later directories have higher priority)")
 
         ("data-local", bpo::value<std::string>()->default_value(""),
             "set local data directory (highest priority)")