diff --git a/programs/bench.c b/programs/bench.c
index 6203af6bd..6c2383a87 100644
--- a/programs/bench.c
+++ b/programs/bench.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int BMK_benchMem(const void* srcBuffer, size_t srcSize,
                     if (comprParams->searchLog) zparams.cParams.searchLog = comprParams->searchLog;
                     if (comprParams->searchLength) zparams.cParams.searchLength = comprParams->searchLength;
                     if (comprParams->targetLength) zparams.cParams.targetLength = comprParams->targetLength;
-                    if (comprParams->strategy) zparams.cParams.strategy = comprParams->strategy;
+                    if (comprParams->strategy) zparams.cParams.strategy = (ZSTD_strategy)(comprParams->strategy - 1);
                     do {
                         U32 blockNb;
                         size_t rSize;
diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 597422ae8..555b56141 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static cRess_t FIO_createCResources(const char* dictFileName, int cLevel,
             if (comprParams->searchLog) params.cParams.searchLog = comprParams->searchLog;
             if (comprParams->searchLength) params.cParams.searchLength = comprParams->searchLength;
             if (comprParams->targetLength) params.cParams.targetLength = comprParams->targetLength;
-            if (comprParams->strategy) params.cParams.strategy = comprParams->strategy;
+            if (comprParams->strategy) params.cParams.strategy = (ZSTD_strategy)(comprParams->strategy - 1);
             {   size_t const errorCode = ZSTD_initCStream_advanced(ress.cctx, dictBuffer, dictBuffSize, params, srcSize);
                 if (ZSTD_isError(errorCode)) EXM_THROW(33, "Error initializing CStream : %s", ZSTD_getErrorName(errorCode));
         }   }
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 68400f195..c1eb7b732 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static unsigned parseCompressionParameters(const char* stringPtr, ZSTD_compressi
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "searchLog=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "slog=")) { params->searchLog = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "searchLength=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "slen=")) { params->searchLength = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "targetLength=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "tlen=")) { params->targetLength = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
-        if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strategy=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strat=")) { params->strategy = (ZSTD_strategy)readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
+        if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strategy=") || longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "strat=")) { params->strategy = (ZSTD_strategy)(1 + readU32FromChar(&stringPtr)); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         return 0;
     }