diff --git a/package/linux/dfhack b/package/linux/dfhack
index 68de25245..07fe62a06 100755
--- a/package/linux/dfhack
+++ b/package/linux/dfhack
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ case "$1" in
     LD_PRELOAD="$PRELOAD_LIB" setarch "$setarch_arch" -R valgrind $DF_CALLGRIND_OPTS --tool=callgrind --separate-threads=yes --dump-instr=yes --instr-atstart=no --log-file=callgrind.log ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress "$@"
     ret=$?
     ;;
+  --strace)
+    shift
+    strace -f setarch "$setarch_arch" -R env LD_PRELOAD="$PRELOAD_LIB" ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress "$@" 2> strace.log
+    ret=$?
+    ;;
   *)
     setarch "$setarch_arch" -R env LD_PRELOAD="$PRELOAD_LIB" ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress "$@"
     ret=$?