diff --git a/bin/loader.cpp b/bin/loader.cpp
index 776a47f..5e75917 100644
--- a/bin/loader.cpp
+++ b/bin/loader.cpp
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		kTraceMPW,
 		kDebugger,
 		kMemoryStats,
+		kShell,
 	};
 	static struct option LongOpts[] =
 	{
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
 		{ "version", no_argument, NULL, 'V' },
+		{ "shell", no_argument, NULL, kShell },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
 
@@ -844,6 +846,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				Flags.debugger = true;
 				break;
 
+			case kShell:
+				break;
+
 			case 'm':
 				if (!parse_number(optarg, &Flags.machine))
 					exit(EX_CONFIG);