--- fitdump.c
+++ fitdump.c
@@ -201,14 +201,16 @@
 /* Usage related data. */
 static const char usage_synopsis[] = "fitdump [options] <file>";
 /* static const char usage_short_opts[] = "ds" USAGE_COMMON_SHORT_OPTS; */
-static const char usage_short_opts[] = "dn" USAGE_COMMON_SHORT_OPTS;
+static const char usage_short_opts[] = "odn" USAGE_COMMON_SHORT_OPTS;
 static struct option const usage_long_opts[] = {
+	{"output",     required_argument, NULL, 'o'},
 	{"debug",            no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 	{"nodenames",        no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
 /*	{"scan",             no_argument, NULL, 's'}, */
 	USAGE_COMMON_LONG_OPTS
 };
 static const char * const usage_opts_help[] = {
+	"Output directory name to write decoded files",
 	"Dump debug information while decoding the file",
 	"Use node names for image files (<nodename>.image)",
 /*	"Scan for an embedded fdt in file", */
@@ -250,6 +252,9 @@
 		switch (opt) {
 		case_USAGE_COMMON_FLAGS
 
+		case 'o':
+			out_dir = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'd':
 			debug = true;
 			break;