diff --git a/completions/rpm b/completions/rpm
index 7a19d814..b7b59e0e 100644
--- a/completions/rpm
+++ b/completions/rpm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ _rpm()
     fi
 
     case $prev in
-        --dbpath|--excludepath|--prefix|--relocate|--root)
+        --dbpath|--excludepath|--prefix|--relocate|--root|-r)
             _filedir -d
             return 0
             ;;