diff --git a/ardour.1 b/ardour.1
index cca40787b9..3ee96e9a0f 100644
--- a/ardour.1
+++ b/ardour.1
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ controller, such as the Mackie Digital 8 Bus mixer and many other modern
 digital mixers. 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
+.B \-a
+do not contact ardour.org at program startup to check for announcements
+.TP
 .B \-b
 Print all possible keyboard binding names.
 .TP