diff --git a/GnomeScreensaver.cc b/GnomeScreensaver.cc
index 6aa7b79..f7f6452 100644
--- a/GnomeScreensaver.cc
+++ b/GnomeScreensaver.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ GnomeScreensaver::GnomeScreensaver(int *argc, char ***argv,
 
     gtk_init_with_args (argc, argv,
         _(""),
-        NULL, NULL, &error);
+        options, NULL, &error);
     gtk_gl_init(argc, argv);
 
     if (error != NULL)