--- src/main.c
+++ src/main.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
     int help = 0;		/* Has the user asked for help?  This
 				   lets us support the `cvs -H cmd'
 				   convention to give help for cmd. */
-    static const char short_options[] = "+QqrwtnRvb:T:e:d:Hfz:s:xa";
+    static const char short_options[] = "+QqrwtnlRvb:T:e:d:Hfz:s:xa";
     static struct option long_options[] =
     {
         {"help", 0, NULL, 'H'},
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@
 	    case 'n':
 		noexec = 1;
 		logoff = 1;
+            case 'l':
 		break;
 	    case 'v':
 		(void) fputs ("\n", stdout);
--- src/server.c
+++ src/server.c
@@ -2945,7 +2945,6 @@
     switch (arg[1])
     {
 	case 'l':
-	    error(0, 0, "WARNING: global `-l' option ignored.");
 	    break;
 	case 'n':
 	    noexec = 1;