diff --git a/compiler/commands.nim b/compiler/commands.nim
index 85951a28fa..e545e7ab5a 100644
--- a/compiler/commands.nim
+++ b/compiler/commands.nim
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ proc testCompileOption*(switch: string, info: TLineInfo): bool =
   of "implicitstatic": result = contains(gOptions, optImplicitStatic)
   of "patterns": result = contains(gOptions, optPatterns)
   of "experimental": result = gExperimentalMode
+  of "excessivestacktrace": result = contains(gGlobalOptions, optExcessiveStackTrace)
   else: invalidCmdLineOption(passCmd1, switch, info)
 
 proc processPath(path: string, info: TLineInfo,