diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 1eb8a9e85a..78c4af8881 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ func init() {
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, rpcFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, consoleFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, debug.Flags...)
+	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, debug.DeprecatedFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, whisperFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, metricsFlags...)