diff --git a/bin/striplangs.php b/bin/striplangs.php
index 6335bc84c7..82d27d4627 100755
--- a/bin/striplangs.php
+++ b/bin/striplangs.php
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ protected function setup(DokuCLI_Options $options) {
         $options->registerOption(
             'keep',
             'Comma separated list of languages to keep in addition to English.',
-            'k'
+            'k',
+            'langcodes'
         );
         $options->registerOption(
             'english-only',