diff --git a/tools/py2rpm b/tools/py2rpm
index 02bba739..f85e30c2 100755
--- a/tools/py2rpm
+++ b/tools/py2rpm
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ def create_parser():
         action="store_true",
         default=False,
         help="Only generate source RPM")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--binary-only", "-b",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Only generate binary RPM")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--rpm-base",
         metavar="<dir>",
@@ -473,6 +478,8 @@ def build_rpm(options, filename):
 
     if options.source_only:
         rpmbuild_what = "-bs"
+    elif options.binary_only:
+        rpmbuild_what = "-bb"
     else:
         rpmbuild_what = "-ba"
     call_subprocess(