diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index f2364edd..1d255b0b 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 `rofi` [ -width *pct_scr* ] [ -lines *lines* ] [ -columns *columns* ] [ -font *xftfont* ] [ -fg *color* ]
 [ -bg *color* ] [ -hlfg *color* ] [ -hlbg *color* ] [ -key *combo* ] [ -dkey *comdo* ] [ -rkey *comdo* ]
-[ -terminal *terminal* ] [ -loc *position* ] [ -hmode ] [ -fixed-num-lines ] [ -padding *padding* ]
+[ -terminal *terminal* ] [ -location *position* ] [ -hmode ] [ -fixed-num-lines ] [ -padding *padding* ]
 [ -opacity *opacity%* ] [ -display *display* ] [ -bc *color* ] [ -bw *width* ] [ -dmenu [ -p *prompt* ] ]
 [ -ssh-set-title *true|false* ] [ -now ] [ -rnow ] [ -snow ] [ -version ] [ -help] [ -dump-xresources ]
 [ -disable-history ] [ -levenshtein-sort ] [ -show *mode* ] [ -switcher *mode1,mode2* ]
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
         rofi -terminal xterm
 
-`-loc`
+`-location`
 
     Specify where the window should be located. The numbers map to the following location on the
     monitor:
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index 574c7a17..dec98d5d 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ rofi \- A window switcher, run dialog and dmenu replacement
 .PP
 \fB\fCrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fP ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fP ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fP ] [ \-font \fIxftfont\fP ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fP ]
 [ \-bg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-key \fIcombo\fP ] [ \-dkey \fIcomdo\fP ] [ \-rkey \fIcomdo\fP ]
-[ \-terminal \fIterminal\fP ] [ \-loc \fIposition\fP ] [ \-hmode ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fP ]
+[ \-terminal \fIterminal\fP ] [ \-location \fIposition\fP ] [ \-hmode ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fP ]
 [ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fP ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fP ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fP ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fP ] ]
 [ \-ssh\-set\-title \fItrue|false\fP ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help] [ \-dump\-xresources ]
 [ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-show \fImode\fP ] [ \-switcher \fImode1,mode2\fP ]
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Specify what terminal to start (default x\-terminal\-emulator)
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
-\fB\fC\-loc\fR
+\fB\fC\-location\fR
 .PP
 .RS
 .nf
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index dde94c52..bbe0de74 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ static void parse_cmd_options ( int argc, char ** argv )
     find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-bw", &( config.menu_bw ) );
 
     // Parse commandline arguments about size and position
-    find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-loc", &( config.location ) );
+    find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-location", &( config.location ) );
     find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-padding", &( config.padding ) );
     find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-xoffset", &( config.x_offset ) );
     find_arg_int ( argc, argv, "-yoffset", &( config.y_offset ) );
diff --git a/source/xrmoptions.c b/source/xrmoptions.c
index 4cc2b317..75382905 100644
--- a/source/xrmoptions.c
+++ b/source/xrmoptions.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static XrmOption xrmOptions[] = {
     { xrm_Number,  "bw",               { .num = &config.menu_bw           }, NULL },
 
     { xrm_Number,  "location",         { .num = &config.location          }, NULL },
-    { xrm_Number,  "loc",              { .num = &config.location          }, NULL },
 
     { xrm_Number,  "padding",          { .num = &config.padding           }, NULL },
     { xrm_Number,  "yoffset",          { .num = &config.y_offset          }, NULL },