diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index b8db9dea00c..bacbb2d4b1e 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ trap '_MASTERDIR=${XBPS_MASTERDIR} sighandler_exit $?' 0 INT QUIT
 
 sighandler_exit()
 {
-	# Always unmount in case, we failed before!
+	# Always unmount in case we failed before!
 	if [ -z "$in_chroot" ]; then
         	env MASTERDIR="${_MASTERDIR}" \
 			@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/xbps-src-chroot-helper umount
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ check_reqhost_utils()
 usage()
 {
 	cat << _EOF
-$progname: [-Ch] [-c <config_file>] [-m <masterdir>] [-p <pkgdir>] <target>
+$progname: [-Ch] [-c <file>] [-m <dir>] [-p <dir>] [-s <dir>] <target>
 
 Targets:
  bootstrap        Build and install the bootstrap packages into <masterdir>.
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ Options:
         file at @@XBPS_INSTALL_ETCDIR@@/xbps-src.conf.
  -p     Package directory, overwritting default path at
         <masterdir>/pkg-binpkgs.
+ -s     Source distribution files directory, overwritting default path at
+        <masterdir>/pkg-srcdistdir.
 
 _EOF
 }
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ check_config_vars()
 #
 # main()
 #
-while getopts "Cc:hm:p:" opt; do
+while getopts "Cc:hm:p:s:" opt; do
 	case $opt in
 		C) export dontrm_builddir=yes;;
 		c) XBPS_CONFIG_FILE="$OPTARG";;
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ while getopts "Cc:hm:p:" opt; do
 				mkdir -p ${_PACKAGEDIR}/noarch
 			fi
 			;;
+		s) export XBPS_SRCDISTDIR="$OPTARG";;
 		--) shift; break;;
 	esac
 done