diff --git a/osc/build.py b/osc/build.py
index 73183f1e..3bfbb917 100644
--- a/osc/build.py
+++ b/osc/build.py
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ def main(opts, argv):
         buildargs.append('--clean')
     if opts.noinit:
         buildargs.append('--noinit')
+    if opts.changelog:
+        buildargs.append('--changelog')
     buildargs = ' '.join(buildargs)
 
 
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index c5e7ad20..52869e11 100755
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1287,6 +1287,8 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
     @cmdln.option('--clean', action='store_true',
                   help='Delete old build root before initializing it')
+    @cmdln.option('--changelog', action='store_true',
+                  help='Force update of package changelog from a changes file')
     @cmdln.option('--noinit', '--no-init', action='store_true',
                   help='Skip initialization of build root and start with build immediately.')
     @cmdln.option('-p', '--prefer-pkgs', metavar='DIR', action='append',