diff --git a/common/command.cc b/common/command.cc
index cf12df3a..736f6201 100644
--- a/common/command.cc
+++ b/common/command.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ po::options_description CommandHandler::getGeneralOptions()
     general.add_options()("seed", po::value<int>(), "seed value for random number generator");
     general.add_options()("slack_redist_iter", po::value<int>(), "number of iterations between slack redistribution");
     general.add_options()("cstrweight", po::value<float>(), "placer weighting for relative constraint satisfaction");
+    general.add_options()("pack-only", "pack design only without placement or routing");
 
     general.add_options()("version,V", "show version");
     general.add_options()("test", "check architecture database integrity");
diff --git a/ice40/main.cc b/ice40/main.cc
index a98ca07e..2818a3ad 100644
--- a/ice40/main.cc
+++ b/ice40/main.cc
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ po::options_description Ice40CommandHandler::getArchOptions()
     specific.add_options()("asc", po::value<std::string>(), "asc bitstream file to write");
     specific.add_options()("read", po::value<std::string>(), "asc bitstream file to read");
     specific.add_options()("tmfuzz", "run path delay estimate fuzzer");
-    specific.add_options()("pack-only", "pack design only without placement or routing");
     return specific;
 }
 void Ice40CommandHandler::validate()