diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index 83c9928..b5288b5 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@
              'exclude', 'single', 'slow', 'random', 'fromfile', 'findleaks',
              'use=', 'threshold=', 'trace', 'coverdir=', 'nocoverdir',
              'runleaks', 'huntrleaks=', 'memlimit=', 'randseed=',
-             'multiprocess=', 'slaveargs=', 'forever', 'debug', 'start=',
-             'nowindows', 'header'])
+             'multiprocess=', 'coverage', 'slaveargs=', 'forever', 'debug',
+             'start=', 'nowindows', 'header'])
     except getopt.error as msg:
         usage(msg)