diff --git a/uwsgi.c b/uwsgi.c
index eb8d9df6..f6a672bb 100644
--- a/uwsgi.c
+++ b/uwsgi.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 	{"vhost", no_argument, 0, "enable virtualhosting mode (based on SERVER_NAME variable)", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.vhost, 0},
 	{"vhost-host", no_argument, 0, "enable virtualhosting mode (based on HTTP_HOST variable)", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.vhost_host, UWSGI_OPT_VHOST},
 #ifdef UWSGI_ROUTING
-	{"route", no_argument, 0, "add a route", uwsgi_opt_add_route, NULL, 0},
+	{"route", required_argument, 0, "add a route", uwsgi_opt_add_route, NULL, 0},
 #endif
 	{"add-header", required_argument, 0, "automatically add HTTP headers to response", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.additional_headers, 0},
 	{"check-static", required_argument, 0, "check for static files in the specified directory", uwsgi_opt_check_static, NULL, 0},