diff --git a/doc/manpages/qubes-prefs.rst b/doc/manpages/qubes-prefs.rst
index 877e9df9..295501cd 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/qubes-prefs.rst
+++ b/doc/manpages/qubes-prefs.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ Options
 
    Unset the property. If is has default value, it will be used instead.
 
+.. option:: --get, -g
+
+   Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.
+
+.. option:: --set, -s
+
+   Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.
+
 
 Common properties
 =================
diff --git a/doc/manpages/qvm-prefs.rst b/doc/manpages/qvm-prefs.rst
index f0377c54..4fa210cc 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/qvm-prefs.rst
+++ b/doc/manpages/qvm-prefs.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ Options
 
    Unset the property. If is has default value, it will be used instead.
 
+.. option:: --get, -g
+
+   Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.
+
+.. option:: --set, -s
+
+   Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.
+
 
 Common properties
 =================
diff --git a/qubes/tools/qubes_prefs.py b/qubes/tools/qubes_prefs.py
index 12a644f4..acf09490 100644
--- a/qubes/tools/qubes_prefs.py
+++ b/qubes/tools/qubes_prefs.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ parser = qubes.tools.QubesArgumentParser(
 parser.add_argument('--help-properties',
     action=qubes.tools.HelpPropertiesAction)
 
+parser.add_argument('--get', '-g',
+    action='store_true',
+    help='Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.')
+
+parser.add_argument('--set', '-s',
+    action='store_true',
+    help='Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.')
+
 parser.add_argument('property', metavar='PROPERTY',
     nargs='?',
     help='name of the property to show or change')
diff --git a/qubes/tools/qvm_prefs.py b/qubes/tools/qvm_prefs.py
index 52d24124..3fc503fd 100644
--- a/qubes/tools/qvm_prefs.py
+++ b/qubes/tools/qvm_prefs.py
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ parser.add_argument('--help-properties',
     action=qubes.tools.HelpPropertiesAction,
     klass=qubes.vm.qubesvm.QubesVM)
 
+parser.add_argument('--get', '-g',
+    action='store_true',
+    help='Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.')
+
+parser.add_argument('--set', '-s',
+    action='store_true',
+    help='Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.')
+
 parser.add_argument('property', metavar='PROPERTY',
     nargs='?',
     help='name of the property to show or change')