1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/usage.c b/src/firejail/usage.c
index ef02c0d72..45bf2e3b1 100644
--- a/src/firejail/usage.c
+++ b/src/firejail/usage.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ void usage(void) {
         printf("\tuser. root user does not exist in the new namespace. This option\n");
         printf("\tis not supported for --chroot and --overlay configurations.\n\n");
 #endif
+        printf("    --nonewprivs - sets the NO_NEW_PRIVS prctl - the child processes\n");
+        printf("\tcannot gain privileges using execve(2); in particular, this prevents\n");
+        printf("\tgaining privileges by calling a suid binary\n\n");
         printf("    --nosound - disable sound system.\n\n");
                 
         printf("    --output=logfile - stdout logging and log rotation. Copy stdout and stderr\n");