diff -Nrbu yad-7.2/src/option.c yad-7.2-OK/src/option.c
--- yad-7.2/src/option.c	2020-10-24 03:22:22.795884753 +0300
+++ yad-7.2-OK/src/option.c	2020-10-24 03:09:01.305076745 +0300
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
   else
     g_printerr (_("Unknown scrollbar policy type: %s\n"), value);
 
-  if (option_name[0] == 'h')
+  if (strcmp (option_name, "--hscroll-policy") == 0)
     options.hscroll_policy = pt;
   else
     options.vscroll_policy = pt;