diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index dcfaac75..e427711f 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ main(int    argc_,
     ;
 
   app.add_option("mountpoint")
-    ->required()
     ;
 
   try