diff --git a/src/ar65/main.c b/src/ar65/main.c
index 90b1d32c4..c8a4a7ce1 100644
--- a/src/ar65/main.c
+++ b/src/ar65/main.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include "../common/cmdline.h"
 #include "../common/version.h"
 
 #include "global.h"
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv [])
 {
     int I;
 
+    /* Initialize the cmdline module */
+    InitCmdLine (argc, argv, "ar65");
+
     /* We must have a file name */
     if (argc < 2) {
 	Usage ();