diff --git a/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py b/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
index a2eb592f5fd..8d309b37e59 100755
--- a/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
+++ b/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def parse_args(argv):
             show_syntax_and_exit(0)
         elif opt in ("-i"):
             infile = arg
+        elif opt in ("-o"):
+            outfile = arg
 
 def load_json(filename):
     """