diff --git a/plugins/check_procs.c b/plugins/check_procs.c
index 00b032a7d..6acedc704 100644
--- a/plugins/check_procs.c
+++ b/plugins/check_procs.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
 		{"timeout", required_argument, 0, 't'},
 		{"status", required_argument, 0, 's'},
 		{"ppid", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+		{"user", required_argument, 0, 'u'},
 		{"command", required_argument, 0, 'C'},
 		{"vsz", required_argument, 0, 'z'},
 		{"rss", required_argument, 0, 'r'},