diff --git a/e2fsck/e2fsck.h b/e2fsck/e2fsck.h
index b4a1a88..2574824 100644
--- a/e2fsck/e2fsck.h
+++ b/e2fsck/e2fsck.h
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ typedef struct region_struct *region_t;
 extern int e2fsck_strnlen(const char * s, int count);
 #endif
 
+extern errcode_t append_opts(char **old_opts, const char *added_opts);
+
 /*
  * Procedure declarations
  */
diff --git a/e2fsck/unix.c b/e2fsck/unix.c
index 7e95ca8..0830175 100644
--- a/e2fsck/unix.c
+++ b/e2fsck/unix.c
@@ -618,14 +618,13 @@ static void parse_extended_opts(e2fsck_t ctx, const char *opts)
 				continue;
 			}
 			ea_ver = strtoul(arg, &p, 0);
-			if (*p ||
-			    ((ea_ver != 1) && (ea_ver != 2))) {
-				fprintf(stderr,
-					_("Invalid EA version.\n"));
+			if (*p == '\0' && (ea_ver == 1 || ea_ver == 2)) {
+				ctx->ext_attr_ver = ea_ver;
+			} else {
+				fprintf(stderr, _("Invalid EA version.\n"));
 				extended_usage++;
 				continue;
 			}
-			ctx->ext_attr_ver = ea_ver;
 		} else if (strcmp(token, "fragcheck") == 0) {
 			ctx->options |= E2F_OPT_FRAGCHECK;
 			continue;
@@ -686,11 +685,11 @@ static errcode_t PRS(int argc, char *argv[], e2fsck_t *ret_ctx)
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGNAL_H
 	struct sigaction	sa;
 #endif
-	char		*extended_opts = 0;
+	char		*extended_opts = NULL;
 	char		*cp;
-	int 		res;		/* result of sscanf */
+	int		res;		/* result of sscanf */
 #ifdef CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG
-	char 		*jbd_debug;
+	char		*jbd_debug;
 #endif
 
 	retval = e2fsck_allocate_context(&ctx);
@@ -748,7 +747,13 @@ static errcode_t PRS(int argc, char *argv[], e2fsck_t *ret_ctx)
 			ctx->options |= E2F_OPT_COMPRESS_DIRS;
 			break;
 		case 'E':
-			extended_opts = optarg;
+			retval = append_opts(&extended_opts, optarg);
+			if (retval) {
+				com_err(ctx->program_name, retval,
+					_("reallocating for options '%s'"),
+					optarg);
+				fatal_error(ctx, NULL);
+			}
 			break;
 		case 'p':
 		case 'a':
@@ -883,14 +888,15 @@ static errcode_t PRS(int argc, char *argv[], e2fsck_t *ret_ctx)
 			argv[optind]);
 		fatal_error(ctx, 0);
 	}
-	if (extended_opts)
-		parse_extended_opts(ctx, extended_opts);
 
 	if ((cp = getenv("E2FSCK_CONFIG")) != NULL)
 		config_fn[0] = cp;
 	profile_set_syntax_err_cb(syntax_err_report);
 	profile_init(config_fn, &ctx->profile);
 
+	if (extended_opts)
+		parse_extended_opts(ctx, extended_opts);
+
 	if (flush) {
 		fd = open(ctx->filesystem_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
 		if (fd < 0) {
diff --git a/e2fsck/util.c b/e2fsck/util.c
index fb9a87a..cb6c569 100644
--- a/e2fsck/util.c
+++ b/e2fsck/util.c
@@ -109,6 +109,32 @@ int e2fsck_strnlen(const char * s, int count)
 }
 #endif
 
+errcode_t append_opts(char **old_opts, const char *added_opts)
+{
+	/* First string adds NUL, others add ',' */
+	int newlen, oldlen = 0;
+	errcode_t retval;
+
+	if (*old_opts != NULL)
+		oldlen = strlen(*old_opts);
+
+	newlen = oldlen + strlen(added_opts) + 1;
+
+	retval = ext2fs_resize_mem(oldlen, newlen, old_opts);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+
+	if (oldlen != 0) {
+		if ((*old_opts)[oldlen - 1] !=',')
+			strcat(*old_opts, ",");
+		strcat(*old_opts, added_opts);
+	} else {
+		strcpy(*old_opts, added_opts);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifndef HAVE_CONIO_H
 static int read_a_char(void)
 {
diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c
index e062bda..e9711f0 100644
--- a/misc/mke2fs.c
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static void PRS(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int		b, c;
 	int		cluster_size = 0;
-	char 		*tmp, **cpp;
+	char		*tmp, **cpp;
 	int		blocksize = 0;
 	int		inode_ratio = 0;
 	int		inode_size = 0;
@@ -1188,18 +1188,18 @@ static void PRS(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int		show_version_only = 0;
 	unsigned long long num_inodes = 0; /* unsigned long long to catch too-large input */
 	errcode_t	retval;
-	char *		oldpath = getenv("PATH");
-	char *		extended_opts = 0;
-	char *		fs_type = 0;
-	char *		usage_types = 0;
+	char		*oldpath = getenv("PATH");
+	char		*extended_opts = NULL;
+	char		*fs_type = NULL;
+	char		*usage_types = NULL;
 	blk64_t		dev_size;
 	blk64_t		fs_blocks_count = 0;
 #ifdef __linux__
-	struct 		utsname ut;
+	struct		utsname ut;
 #endif
 	long		sysval;
 	int		s_opt = -1, r_opt = -1;
-	char		*fs_features = 0;
+	char		*fs_features = NULL;
 	int		use_bsize;
 	char		*newpath;
 	int		pathlen = sizeof(PATH_SET) + 1;
@@ -1436,11 +1436,26 @@ profile_error:
 			}
 			break;
 		case 'O':
-			fs_features = optarg;
+			retval = append_opts(&fs_features, optarg);
+			if (retval) {
+				com_err(program_name, retval,
+					_("reallocating for options '%s'"),
+					optarg);
+				exit(1);
+			}
 			break;
-		case 'E':
 		case 'R':
-			extended_opts = optarg;
+			fprintf(stderr, _("Warning: '-R option' is deprecated "
+					  "and should not be used anymore. "
+					  "Use '-E option' instead!\n"));
+		case 'E':
+			retval = append_opts(&extended_opts, optarg);
+			if (retval) {
+				com_err(program_name, retval,
+					_("reallocating for options '%s'"),
+					optarg);
+				exit(1);
+			}
 			break;
 		case 'S':
 			super_only = 1;
diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.c b/misc/tune2fs.c
index 5bf5187..672fe20 100644
--- a/misc/tune2fs.c
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ static void parse_tune2fs_options(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *tmp;
 	struct group *gr;
 	struct passwd *pw;
+	errcode_t retval;
 
 	open_flag = 0;
 
@@ -684,7 +685,13 @@ static void parse_tune2fs_options(int argc, char **argv)
 			open_flag = EXT2_FLAG_RW;
 			break;
 		case 'E':
-			extended_cmd = optarg;
+			retval = append_opts(&extended_cmd, optarg);
+			if (retval) {
+				com_err(program_name, retval,
+					_("reallocating for options '%s'"),
+					optarg);
+				exit(1);
+			}
 			open_flag |= EXT2_FLAG_RW;
 			break;
 		case 'f': /* Force */
@@ -786,14 +793,14 @@ static void parse_tune2fs_options(int argc, char **argv)
 			mntopts_cmd = optarg;
 			open_flag = EXT2_FLAG_RW;
 			break;
-			
 		case 'O':
-			if (features_cmd) {
-				com_err(program_name, 0,
-					_("-O may only be specified once"));
-				usage();
+			retval = append_opts(&features_cmd, optarg);
+			if (retval) {
+				com_err(program_name, retval,
+					_("reallocating for options '%s'"),
+					optarg);
+				exit(1);
 			}
-			features_cmd = optarg;
 			open_flag = EXT2_FLAG_RW;
 			break;
 		case 'r':
diff --git a/misc/util.c b/misc/util.c
index 51bdb60..5ec479d 100644
--- a/misc/util.c
+++ b/misc/util.c
@@ -174,6 +174,32 @@ void check_mount(const char *device, int force, const char *type)
 	}
 }
 
+errcode_t append_opts(char **old_opts, const char *added_opts)
+{
+	/* First string adds NUL, others add ',' */
+	int newlen, oldlen = 0;
+	errcode_t retval;
+
+	if (*old_opts != NULL)
+		oldlen = strlen(*old_opts);
+
+	newlen = oldlen + strlen(added_opts) + 1;
+
+	retval = ext2fs_resize_mem(oldlen, newlen, old_opts);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+
+	if (oldlen != 0) {
+		if ((*old_opts)[oldlen - 1] !=',')
+			strcat(*old_opts, ",");
+		strcat(*old_opts, added_opts);
+	} else {
+		strcpy(*old_opts, added_opts);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void parse_journal_opts(const char *opts)
 {
 	char	*buf, *token, *next, *p, *arg;
diff --git a/misc/util.h b/misc/util.h
index e0c99f6..afbb700 100644
--- a/misc/util.h
+++ b/misc/util.h
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ extern void parse_journal_opts(const char *opts);
 extern void check_mount(const char *device, int force, const char *type);
 extern unsigned int figure_journal_size(int size, ext2_filsys fs);
 extern void print_check_message(ext2_filsys fs);
+extern errcode_t append_opts(char **old_opts, const char *added_opts);
+
diff --git a/tests/m_raid_opt/script b/tests/m_raid_opt/script
index 1e47cc1..296fe94 100644
--- a/tests/m_raid_opt/script
+++ b/tests/m_raid_opt/script
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 DESCRIPTION="raid options"
 FS_SIZE=131072
-MKE2FS_OPTS="-R stride=13 -O sparse_super -g 1024"
+MKE2FS_OPTS="-E stride=13 -O sparse_super -g 1024"
 . $cmd_dir/run_mke2fs