diff --git a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
index 316e37ee330..704b0815238 100644
--- a/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
+++ b/lisp/use-package/use-package.el
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
      :load-path
      :mode
      :pre-init
+     :pre-load
      :requires
   )
   "Keywords recognized by `use-package'.")