diff --git a/show_fingerprints.pl b/show_fingerprints.pl
index 4c18011e7106a847960ed2066ffcc5474d551836..9e3ffeddc4bd4da6994ea3af5e2516e9dc43071d 100755
--- a/show_fingerprints.pl
+++ b/show_fingerprints.pl
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ my ($version, $has_E)= get_ssh_version();
 my $hash_algorithm= 'MD5';
 
 my @files= <*.pub>;
+push @files, @ARGV if (@ARGV);
+
 # print "files: ", join (' ', @files), "\n";
 push (@files, <authorized_keys*>);