diff --git a/man/feh.pre b/man/feh.pre
index 68ffd12b3d3eb756543bfd099e244f6d2845723b..75b773094f8cc5fa341961e7971992b98dc12c2c 100644
--- a/man/feh.pre
+++ b/man/feh.pre
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ transitions from last to first image).
 Recursively expand any directories in the commandline arguments
 to the content of those directories, all the way down to the bottom level.
 .
+.It Cm --no-recursive
+.
+Don't recursively expand any directories (enabled by default).
+Useful to override theme options.
+.
 .It Cm -R , --reload Ar int
 .
 Reload filelist and current image after