diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 6488b569..0deb4fa7 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ static struct poptOption long_daemon_options[] = {
   {"port",             0,  POPT_ARG_INT,    &rsync_port, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"protocol",         0,  POPT_ARG_INT,    &protocol_version, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"server",           0,  POPT_ARG_NONE,   &am_server, 0, 0, 0 },
+  {"temp-dir",        'T', POPT_ARG_STRING, &tmpdir, 0, 0, 0 },
   {"verbose",         'v', POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, 'v', 0, 0 },
   {"help",            'h', POPT_ARG_NONE,   0, 'h', 0, 0 },
   {0,0,0,0, 0, 0, 0}