diff --git a/rc/bin/rcpu b/rc/bin/rcpu
index 01e388ee6..8ea3fcfd6 100755
--- a/rc/bin/rcpu
+++ b/rc/bin/rcpu
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ fn client {
 
 cmd=()
 host='$cpu'
+if(~ $#cpu 1) host=$cpu
 exportfs=/bin/exportfs
 connect=/bin/rconnect
 
diff --git a/sys/man/1/rcpu b/sys/man/1/rcpu
index c096c090b..edafa8cfc 100644
--- a/sys/man/1/rcpu
+++ b/sys/man/1/rcpu
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ set to
 to allow further customization of the environment (see
 .IR rc (1)
 for more information).
+The cpu server can be specified with
+.B -h
+.IR host ,
+otherwise it defaults to the environment variable
+.B $cpu
+or is looked up from
+.IR ndb (6).
 .PP
 .I Rimport
 mounts a remote directory