diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 258f68b87..34970e05e 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -1806,6 +1806,7 @@ ddxUseMsg()
   ErrorF("-disableVidMode        disable mode adjustments with xvidtune\n");
   ErrorF("-allowNonLocalXvidtune allow xvidtune to be run as a non-local client\n");
 #endif
+  ErrorF("-allowMouseOpenFail    start server even if the mouse can't be initialized\n");
   ErrorF("-bestRefresh           choose modes with the best refresh rate\n");
   ErrorF("-ignoreABI             make module ABI mismatches non-fatal\n");
   ErrorF("-isolateDevice bus_id  restrict device resets to bus_id (PCI only)\n");