diff --git a/README b/README
index 6fe210ab..f5745e49 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ description:
 
 dosbox [name] [-exit] [-c command] [-fullscreen] [-conf congfigfile] 
        [-lang languagefile] [-machine machinetype] [-noconsole]
-       [-startmapper]
+       [-startmapper] [-noautoexec]
        
 dosbox -version
 
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ dosbox -version
         Enter the keymapper directly on startup. Useful for people with 
         keyboard problems.
 
+  -noautoexec
+        Skips the [autoexec] section of the loaded configuration file.
+
   -version
         output version information and exit. Useful for frontends.