diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index 04893fee408e18..e90dcd93231fca 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
             "preserve symbolic links when resolving the main module",
             &EnvironmentOptions::preserve_symlinks_main,
             kAllowedInEnvironment);
+  AddOption("--prof",
+            "Generate V8 profiler output.",
+            V8Option{});
   AddOption("--prof-process",
             "process V8 profiler output generated using --prof",
             &EnvironmentOptions::prof_process);