1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/wic b/scripts/wic
index 5818e2da2e..25b0d676fd 100755
--- a/scripts/wic
+++ b/scripts/wic
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
     parser.add_option("-c", "--compress-with", choices=("gzip", "bzip2", "xz"),
                       dest='compressor',
                       help="compress image with specified compressor")
+    parser.add_option("-v", "--vars", dest='vars_dir',
+                      help="directory with <image>.env files that store "
+                           "bitbake variables")
     parser.add_option("-D", "--debug", dest="debug", action="store_true",
                       default=False, help="output debug information")
 
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
     else:
         options.build_check = False
 
+    if options.vars_dir:
+        BB_VARS.vars_dir = options.vars_dir
+
     if options.build_check:
         print "Checking basic build environment..."
         if not engine.verify_build_env():