diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0864d10bffd25ce79f46a1699e62116dd5f236ed..1f5014a013cfdc466b064d4294713b8694228ce8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([rdp-compositor], [  --enable-rdp-compositor],,
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_RDP_COMPOSITOR],
                [test x$enable_rdp_compositor = xyes])
 if test x$enable_rdp_compositor = xyes; then
+  AC_DEFINE([BUILD_RDP_COMPOSITOR], [1], [Build the RDP compositor])
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(RDP_COMPOSITOR, [freerdp >= 1.1.0])
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index 16d04819c58d45782ec39c4f83dd39e7ff859062..a02da8b5ec1fd229ba9c904da7b32dbc03955692 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -3222,6 +3222,21 @@ usage(int error_code)
 		"\n");
 #endif
 
+#if defined(BUILD_RDP_COMPOSITOR)
+    fprintf(stderr,
+       "Options for rdp-backend.so:\n\n"
+       "  --width=WIDTH\t\tWidth of desktop\n"
+       "  --height=HEIGHT\tHeight of desktop\n"
+       "  --extra-modes=MODES\t\n"
+       "  --env-socket=SOCKET\tUse that socket as peer connection\n"
+       "  --address=ADDR\tThe address to bind\n"
+       "  --port=PORT\tThe port to listen on\n"
+       "  --rdp4-key=FILE\tThe file containing the key for RDP4 encryption\n"
+       "  --rdp-tls-cert=FILE\tThe file containing the certificate for TLS encryption\n"
+       "  --rdp-tls-key=FILE\tThe file containing the private key for TLS encryption\n"
+       "\n");
+#endif
+
 	exit(error_code);
 }