diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
index e7d9c45aff..0f04dbd035 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ M.cmds = {
   },
   {
     command = 'breaklist',
-    flags = bit.bor(EXTRA, TRLBAR, CMDWIN, LOCK_OK),
+    flags = bit.bor(TRLBAR, CMDWIN, LOCK_OK),
     addr_type = 'ADDR_NONE',
     func = 'ex_breaklist',
   },
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index a5704c1b30..9a9ef73830 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -5142,4 +5142,9 @@ func Test_update_screen_after_wildtrigger()
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_breaklist_args_fails()
+  call assert_match('No breakpoints defined', execute(':breaklist'))
+  call assert_fails(':breaklist extra', 'E488:')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab