diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c

index fd49549..e9e2648 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
 			embed = argv[++i];
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-c"))
+			continue;
 		else
 			usage();