diff --git a/libswresample/swresample.c b/libswresample/swresample.c
index 23b7449930..c60233ca3e 100644
--- a/libswresample/swresample.c
+++ b/libswresample/swresample.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"rmvol", "rematrix volume"     , OFFSET(rematrix_volume), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, {.dbl=1.0}, -1000, 1000, 0},
 {"flags", NULL                  , OFFSET(flags)        , AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, {.dbl=0}, 0,  UINT_MAX, 0, "flags"},
 {"res", "force resampling", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl=SWR_FLAG_RESAMPLE}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, 0, "flags"},
-{"dither", "dither method"      , OFFSET(dither_method), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl=0}, 0, SWR_DITHER_NB-1, 0},
+{"dither", "dither method"      , OFFSET(dither_method), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.dbl=0}, 0, SWR_DITHER_NB-1, 0, "dither_method"},
+{"rectangular", "rectangular dither", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.dbl=SWR_DITHER_RECTANGULAR}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, 0, "dither_method"},
 
 {0}
 };