diff --git a/magit.el b/magit.el
index af15e0f9..29ff78c7 100644
--- a/magit.el
+++ b/magit.el
@@ -3091,7 +3091,8 @@ Prefix arg means justify as well."
 	     ,style
 	     ,@(if magit-have-decorate (list "--decorate=full"))
 	     ,@(if magit-have-graph (list "--graph"))
-	     ,args "--"))))
+	     ,@args
+	     "--"))))
 
 (defun magit-log (&optional arg)
   (interactive "P")
@@ -3099,7 +3100,7 @@ Prefix arg means justify as well."
 		    (magit-read-rev-range "Log" "HEAD")
 		  "HEAD"))
 	 (topdir (magit-get-top-dir default-directory))
-	 (args (magit-rev-range-to-git range)))
+	 (args (list (magit-rev-range-to-git range))))
     (switch-to-buffer "*magit-log*")
     (magit-mode-init topdir 'log #'magit-refresh-log-buffer range
 		     "--pretty=oneline" args)))
@@ -3110,7 +3111,7 @@ Prefix arg means justify as well."
 		    (magit-read-rev-range "Long log" "HEAD")
 		  "HEAD"))
 	 (topdir (magit-get-top-dir default-directory))
-	 (args (magit-rev-range-to-git range)))
+	 (args (list (magit-rev-range-to-git range))))
     (switch-to-buffer "*magit-log*")
     (magit-mode-init topdir 'log #'magit-refresh-log-buffer range
 		     "--stat" args)))