diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
index 08f10f8a..6c3f1010 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ static const GOptionEntry gopt_entries[] =
  {"no-plugins",	'n', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&arg_skip_plugins, N_("Don't auto load any plugins"), NULL},
  {"plugindir",	'p', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&arg_show_autoload, N_("Show plugin/script auto-load directory"), NULL},
  {"configdir",	'u', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&arg_show_config, N_("Show user config directory"), NULL},
- {"url",	 0,  0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&arg_url, N_("Open an irc://server:port/channel?key URL"), "URL"},
+ {"url",	 0,  G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &arg_url, N_("Open an irc://server:port/channel?key URL"), "URL"},
 #ifndef WIN32	/* uses DBUS */
  {"command",	'c', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&arg_command, N_("Execute command:"), "COMMAND"},
  {"existing",	'e', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&arg_existing, N_("Open URL or execute command in an existing HexChat"), NULL},
 #endif
  {"minimize",	 0,  0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&arg_minimize, N_("Begin minimized. Level 0=Normal 1=Iconified 2=Tray"), N_("level")},
  {"version",	'v', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&arg_show_version, N_("Show version information"), NULL},
- {G_OPTION_REMAINING, '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &arg_urls, NULL, NULL},
+ {G_OPTION_REMAINING, '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY, &arg_urls, N_("Open an irc://server:port/channel?key URL"), "URL"},
  {NULL}
 };