diff --git a/sys/man/1/rc b/sys/man/1/rc
index f994d5b32..cc1dcc08a 100644
--- a/sys/man/1/rc
+++ b/sys/man/1/rc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ rc, cd, eval, exec, exit, flag, rfork, shift, wait, whatis, ., ~ \- command lang
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B rc
 [
-.B -srdiIlxepvV
+.B -srdiIlxebpvV
 ]
 [
 .B -c
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/rc/exec.c b/sys/src/cmd/rc/exec.c
index f200f3065..0af91f261 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/rc/exec.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/rc/exec.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	int i;
 	argv0 = argv[0];
-	argc = getflags(argc, argv, "SsrdiIlxebpvVc:1m:1[command]", 1);
+	argc = getflags(argc, argv, "srdiIlxebpvVc:1m:1[command]", 1);
 	if(argc==-1)
 		usage("[file [arg ...]]");
 	if(argv[0][0]=='-')