diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index a048028f634bae5c91b0a706f2f94ea4acd2d87a..1946ee2adf9997fa16fa2441588f42406bc9a177 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1056,8 +1056,10 @@ void usage(void)
 #endif
     print1opt(_("-T [#cols]"), _("--tabsize=[#cols]"),
 	N_("Set width of a tab in cols to #cols"));
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
     print1opt("-U", _("--quickblank"),
 	N_("Do quick statusbar blanking"));
+#endif
     print1opt("-V", "--version",
 	N_("Print version information and exit"));
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR