1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 9883009b5d..bd2c5fe77b 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 const char git_usage_string[] =
 	"git [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]\n"
-	"           [-p|--paginate|--no-pager]\n"
+	"           [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]\n"
 	"           [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]\n"
 	"           [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";
 
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
 			use_pager = 0;
 			if (envchanged)
 				*envchanged = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-replace-objects")) {
+			read_replace_refs = 0;
 		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--git-dir")) {
 			if (*argc < 2) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --git-dir.\n" );