diff --git a/src/tools/FsckOptions.java b/src/tools/FsckOptions.java
index 9112b45564..9fc005e71e 100644
--- a/src/tools/FsckOptions.java
+++ b/src/tools/FsckOptions.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public static void addDataOptions(final ArgP argp) {
         "Delete compacted columns that cannot be parsed.");
     argp.addOption("--threads", "NUMBER",
         "Number of threads to use when executing a full table scan.");
+    argp.addOption("--sync", "Wait for each fix operation to finish to continue.");
   }
   
   /** @return Whether or not to fix errors while processing. Does not affect