diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh_main.c b/vtysh/vtysh_main.c
index 69a5358..e862efd 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh_main.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh_main.c
@@ -39,12 +39,8 @@
 /* VTY shell program name. */
 char *progname;
 
-/* Configuration file name.  Usually this is configurable, but vtysh
- * has static configuration file only. */
+/* Configuration file name and directory. */
 char *config_file = NULL;
-
-/* Configuration file and directory. */
-char *config_current = NULL;
 char config_default[] = SYSCONFDIR VTYSH_DEFAULT_CONFIG;
 
 /* Integrated configuration file. */
@@ -146,6 +142,7 @@
 	    "Integrated shell for Quagga routing software suite. \n\n"\
 	    "-b, --boot               Execute boot startup configuration\n" \
 	    "-c, --command            Execute argument as command\n "\
+	    "-f, --config_file        Set configuration file name\n"\
 	    "-h, --help               Display this help and exit\n\n" \
 	    "Report bugs to %s\n", progname, ZEBRA_BUG_ADDRESS);
 
@@ -160,6 +157,7 @@
   { "eval",                 required_argument,       NULL, 'e'},
   { "command",              required_argument,       NULL, 'c'},
   { "help",                 no_argument,             NULL, 'h'},
+  { "config_file",          required_argument,       NULL, 'f'},
   { 0 }
 };
 
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@
   /* Option handling. */
   while (1) 
     {
-      opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, "be:c:h", longopts, 0);
+      opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, "be:c:hf:", longopts, 0);
     
       if (opt == EOF)
 	break;
@@ -229,8 +227,12 @@
 	case 'h':
 	  usage (0);
 	  break;
+	/* XXX It isn't used in any way. */
 	case 'i':
 	  integrated_file = strdup (optarg);
+	case 'f':
+	  config_file = optarg;
+	  break;
 	default:
 	  usage (1);
 	  break;
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@
   vtysh_connect_all ();
 
   /* Read vtysh configuration file. */
-  vtysh_read_config (config_file, config_current, config_default);
+  vtysh_read_config (config_file, config_default);
 
   /* If eval mode. */
   if (eval_flag)
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@
   /* Boot startup configuration file. */
   if (boot_flag)
     {
-      vtysh_read_config (integrate_file, integrate_current, integrate_default);
+      vtysh_read_config (integrate_file, integrate_default);
       exit (0);
     }