diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 08289fe5..78c5e653 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -308,10 +308,12 @@ def cmd_prereq(args_):
 def cmd_pkg_requires(args_):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='pkg-requires')
     # TODO: implement Vendor evaluation
-    parser.add_argument('vendor', help='Vendor', default='jw')
+
+    parser.add_argument('--vendor', '-V', nargs='?', default='jw', help='Package Vendor')
     parser.add_argument('flavour', help='Flavour')
     parser.add_argument('module', nargs='*', help='Modules')
     args=parser.parse_args(args_)
+    #debug('flavour = ', args.flavour, ', vendor = ', args.vendor)
     r = []
     for m in args.module:
         value = get_value(m, 'pkg.required.jw', args.flavour)