diff --git a/src/ddc/ddc_common_init.c b/src/ddc/ddc_common_init.c
index 565571ec..ab745287 100644
--- a/src/ddc/ddc_common_init.c
+++ b/src/ddc/ddc_common_init.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ init_performance_options(Parsed_Cmd * parsed_cmd)
 STATIC void
 init_display_watch_options(Parsed_Cmd* parsed_cmd) {
    ddc_watch_mode = parsed_cmd->watch_mode;
+   enable_watch_displays = parsed_cmd->flags & CMD_FLAG_WATCH_DISPLAY_EVENTS;
    try_get_edid_from_sysfs_first = parsed_cmd->flags & CMD_FLAG_TRY_GET_EDID_FROM_SYSFS;
 
    if (parsed_cmd->flags2 & CMD_FLAG2_F17)