diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78a236a..9f2c33e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ sxiv supports the following command-line options:
     -g GEOMETRY  set window position and size
                  (see section GEOMETRY SPECIFICATIONS of X(7))
     -p           pixelize, i.e. turn off image anti-aliasing
+		-q           be quiet, disable warnings
     -s           scale all images to fit into window
     -v           print version information and exit
-    -W           enable printing of warnings
     -Z           same as `-z 100'
     -z ZOOM      scale all images to current zoom level, use ZOOM at startup
 
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 3a76120..a3f4143 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ options_t _options;
 const options_t *options = (const options_t*) &_options;
 
 void print_usage() {
-	printf("usage: sxiv [-dfhpsvWZ] [-g GEOMETRY] [-z ZOOM] FILES...\n");
+	printf("usage: sxiv [-dfhpqsvZ] [-g GEOMETRY] [-z ZOOM] FILES...\n");
 }
 
 void print_version() {
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ void parse_options(int argc, char **argv) {
 	_options.fullscreen = 0;
 	_options.geometry = NULL;
 
-	_options.warn = 0;
+	_options.quiet = 0;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "dfg:hpsvWZz:")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "dfg:hpqsvZz:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 			case '?':
 				print_usage();
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ void parse_options(int argc, char **argv) {
 			case 'p':
 				_options.aa = 0;
 				break;
+			case 'q':
+				_options.quiet = 1;
+				break;
 			case 's':
 				_options.scalemode = SCALE_FIT;
 				break;
 			case 'v':
 				print_version();
 				exit(0);
-			case 'W':
-				_options.warn = 1;
-				break;
 			case 'Z':
 				_options.scalemode = SCALE_ZOOM;
 				_options.zoom = 1.0;
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 71a1b21..7de4f0f 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct options_s {
 	unsigned char fullscreen;
 	char *geometry;
 
-	unsigned char warn;
+	unsigned char quiet;
 } options_t;
 
 extern const options_t *options;
diff --git a/sxiv.1 b/sxiv.1
index 25a26a9..47fd271 100644
--- a/sxiv.1
+++ b/sxiv.1
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 sxiv \- Simple (or small or suckless) X Image Viewer
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B sxiv
-.RB [ \-dfhpsvWZ ]
-.RB [ \-w
-.IB WIDTH x HEIGHT
-]
+.RB [ \-dfhpqsvZ ]
+.RB [ \-g
+.IR GEOMETRY ]
 .RB [ \-z
 .IR ZOOM ]
 .IR FILE ...
@@ -35,15 +34,15 @@ Print brief usage information to standard output and exit.
 .B \-p
 Pixelize images, i.e. turn off anti-aliasing.
 .TP
+.B \-q
+Be quiet, disable warnings to standard error stream.
+.TP
 .B \-s
 Scale all images to fit into window.
 .TP
 .B \-v
 Print version information to standard output and exit.
 .TP
-.B \-W
-Enable printing of warnings to standard error stream.
-.TP
 .B \-Z
 The same as `-z 100'.
 .TP
diff --git a/sxiv.h b/sxiv.h
index 15db96e..b859a38 100644
--- a/sxiv.h
+++ b/sxiv.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define WARN(...)                                                    \
   do {                                                               \
-    if (options->warn) {                                             \
+    if (!options->quiet) {                                           \
       fprintf(stderr, "sxiv: %s:%d: warning: ", __FILE__, __LINE__); \
       fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__);                                  \
       fprintf(stderr, "\n");                                         \