diff --git a/cmd/mbf/main.go b/cmd/mbf/main.go
index f3ca4eba..686779d8 100644
--- a/cmd/mbf/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mbf/main.go
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ func main() {
 		&cm.attr.Jobs,
 		"jobs", command.IntFlag(0),
 		"Preferred number of jobs to run, when applicable",
+	).Flag(
+		&cm.attr.Load,
+		"load-average", command.IntFlag(0),
+		"Preferred load average number, when applicable",
 	).Flag(
 		&cm.base,
 		"d", command.StringFlag("$MBF_CACHE_DIR"),