diff --git a/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C b/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
index d6dc4b78a5..7a5e88ce09 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/basic/potentialFoam/potentialFoam.C
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "Calculate and write the Euler pressure field"
     );
 
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "withFunctionObjects",
+        "execute functionObjects"
+    );
+
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
     #include "createMesh.H"