diff --git a/plugins/dapustor/dapustor-nvme.c b/plugins/dapustor/dapustor-nvme.c
index b86f9ab4a9..8dc12d553e 100644
--- a/plugins/dapustor/dapustor-nvme.c
+++ b/plugins/dapustor/dapustor-nvme.c
@@ -532,9 +532,7 @@ static int dapustor_additional_smart_log(int argc, char **argv, struct command *
 	OPT_ARGS(opts) = {
 		OPT_UINT("namespace-id", 'n', &cfg.namespace_id, namespace),
 		OPT_FLAG("raw-binary",   'b', &cfg.raw_binary,   raw),
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
-		OPT_FLAG("json",         'j', &cfg.json,         json),
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+		OPT_FLAG_JSON("json",    'j', &cfg.json,         json),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c b/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
index 9014d198c3..e5c896c2c3 100644
--- a/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
+++ b/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
@@ -365,9 +365,7 @@ static int get_additional_smart_log(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd,
 	OPT_ARGS(opts) = {
 		OPT_UINT("namespace-id", 'n', &cfg.namespace_id, namespace),
 		OPT_FLAG("raw-binary",   'b', &cfg.raw_binary,   raw),
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
-		OPT_FLAG("json",         'j', &cfg.json,         json),
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+		OPT_FLAG_JSON("json",    'j', &cfg.json,         json),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -1069,9 +1067,7 @@ static int get_lat_stats_log(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd, struct
 	OPT_ARGS(opts) = {
 		OPT_FLAG("write",	'w', &cfg.write,	write),
 		OPT_FLAG("raw-binary",	'b', &cfg.raw_binary,	raw),
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
-		OPT_FLAG("json",	'j', &cfg.json,		json),
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+		OPT_FLAG_JSON("json",	'j', &cfg.json,		json),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaleflux/sfx-nvme.c b/plugins/scaleflux/sfx-nvme.c
index f6bcad01a9..9363d93fde 100644
--- a/plugins/scaleflux/sfx-nvme.c
+++ b/plugins/scaleflux/sfx-nvme.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int get_additional_smart_log(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd,
 	OPT_ARGS(opts) = {
 		OPT_UINT("namespace-id", 'n', &cfg.namespace_id, namespace),
 		OPT_FLAG("raw-binary",	 'b', &cfg.raw_binary,	 raw),
-		OPT_FLAG("json",		 'j', &cfg.json,		 json),
+		OPT_FLAG_JSON("json",	 'j', &cfg.json,	 json),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/ssstc/ssstc-nvme.c b/plugins/ssstc/ssstc-nvme.c
index 302df98807..5cbc8f96a3 100644
--- a/plugins/ssstc/ssstc-nvme.c
+++ b/plugins/ssstc/ssstc-nvme.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ int ssstc_get_add_smart_log(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd, struct p
 	OPT_ARGS(opts) = {
 		OPT_UINT("namespace-id", 'n', &cfg.namespace_id, namespace),
 		OPT_FLAG("raw-binary",   'b', &cfg.raw_binary,   raw),
-		OPT_FLAG("json",         'j', &cfg.json,         json),
+		OPT_FLAG_JSON("json",    'j', &cfg.json,         json),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
diff --git a/util/argconfig.h b/util/argconfig.h
index 3dff25a327..44d2e4e6ab 100644
--- a/util/argconfig.h
+++ b/util/argconfig.h
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ enum argconfig_types {
 #define OPT_LIST(l, s, v, d, ...) OPT_STRING(l, s, "LIST", v, d, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define OPT_STR(l, s, v, d, ...) OPT_STRING(l, s, "STRING", v, d, __VA_ARGS__)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
+#define OPT_FLAG_JSON(l, s, v, d, ...) OPT_FLAG(l, s, v, d, __VA_ARGS__)
+#else /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+#define OPT_FLAG_JSON(l, s, v, d, ...) OPT_END()
+#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+
 #define OPT_VALS(n) \
 	struct argconfig_opt_val n[]