diff --git a/tools/generatepot b/tools/generatepot
index a69b9169bf..bf107dc423 100755
--- a/tools/generatepot
+++ b/tools/generatepot
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class myDocbookXmlMode(docbookXmlMode):
                       'segmentedlist', 'simplelist', 'calloutlist', 'varlistentry', 'userinput',
                       'computeroutput','prompt','command','screen']
         self.objects = [ 'figure', 'textobject', 'imageobject', 'mediaobject',
-                         'screenshot','literallayout', 'programlisting' ]
+                         'screenshot','literallayout', 'programlisting',
+                         'option']
              
 default_mode = 'docbook'
 operation = 'pot'