diff --git a/tools/gpgconf-comp.c b/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
index e78633ffd..59a6398c6 100644
--- a/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
+++ b/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ static gc_option_t gc_options_gpg[] =
    { "auto-key-locate", GC_OPT_FLAG_NONE, GC_LEVEL_ADVANCED,
      "gnupg", N_("|MECHANISMS|use MECHANISMS to locate keys by mail address"),
      GC_ARG_TYPE_STRING, GC_BACKEND_GPG },
+   { "auto-key-retrieve", GC_OPT_FLAG_NONE, GC_LEVEL_INVISIBLE,
+     NULL, NULL, GC_ARG_TYPE_NONE, GC_BACKEND_GPG },
    { "no-auto-key-retrieve", GC_OPT_FLAG_NONE, GC_LEVEL_ADVANCED,
      NULL, NULL, GC_ARG_TYPE_NONE, GC_BACKEND_GPG },