diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index 0a2b73df..7a25e23a 100644
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 	{"ssl-verbose", no_argument, 0, "be verbose about SSL errors", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.ssl_verbose, 0},
 	// force master, as ssl sessions caching initialize locking early
 	{"ssl-sessions-use-cache", optional_argument, 0, "use uWSGI cache for ssl sessions storage", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.ssl_sessions_use_cache, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER},
-	{"ssl-session-use-cache", no_argument, 0, "use uWSGI cache for ssl sessions storage", uwsgi_opt_true, &uwsgi.ssl_sessions_use_cache, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER},
+	{"ssl-session-use-cache", optional_argument, 0, "use uWSGI cache for ssl sessions storage", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.ssl_sessions_use_cache, UWSGI_OPT_MASTER},
 	{"ssl-sessions-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set SSL sessions timeout (default: 300 seconds)", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.ssl_sessions_timeout, 0},
 	{"ssl-session-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set SSL sessions timeout (default: 300 seconds)", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.ssl_sessions_timeout, 0},
 	{"sni", required_argument, 0, "add an SNI-governed SSL context", uwsgi_opt_sni, NULL, 0},