diff --git a/applications/solvers/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C b/applications/solvers/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
index cca53f715b..6973c7bd0a 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2024 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "Calculate and write the pressure field"
     );
 
-    argList::addBoolOption
-    (
-        "withFunctionObjects",
-        "execute functionObjects"
-    );
+    #include "addWithFunctionObjectsOption.H"
 
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/include/addWithFunctionObjectsOption.H b/src/OpenFOAM/include/addWithFunctionObjectsOption.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..341813b6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/include/addWithFunctionObjectsOption.H
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Foam::argList::removeOption("noFunctionObjects");
+
+Foam::argList::addBoolOption
+(
+    "withFunctionObjects",
+    "Execute functionObjects"
+);