diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index 9b0ca170f..4b98d3c2d 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ bool parse_log_cfg(const char *conf_str,
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
+#define DUMP_FILE_USAGE \
+        "* debug-dump=<module>[=<n>][,<module2>[=<n>]\n" \
+        "  Dumps specified buffer to a file for debugging, n-th buffer may " \
+        "be selected, name is <module>.dump.\n" \
+        "  Avaiable modules: lavc-avframe, lavd-avframe\n"
+ADD_TO_PARAM("debug-dump", DUMP_FILE_USAGE);
 void debug_file_dump(const char *key, void (*serialize)(const void *data, FILE *), void *data) {
         const char *dump_file_val = get_commandline_param("debug-dump");
         static thread_local unordered_map<string, int> skip_map;
@@ -306,6 +312,13 @@ void debug_file_dump(const char *key, void (*serialize)(const void *data, FILE *
                 return;
         }
 
+        if (strcmp(dump_file_val, "help") == 0) {
+                color_printf("\n" TBOLD("debug-dump") " usage:\n");
+                printf("%s\n", DUMP_FILE_USAGE);
+                exit_uv(0);
+                return;
+        }
+
         // check if key is contained
         string not_first = string(",") + key;
         int skip_n = 0;
diff --git a/src/host.cpp b/src/host.cpp
index fd1c54ae3..3bbeac346 100644
--- a/src/host.cpp
+++ b/src/host.cpp
@@ -1076,11 +1076,6 @@ ADD_TO_PARAM("audio-disable-adaptive-buffer", "* audio-disable-adaptive-buffer\n
                 "  Disables audio adaptive playback buffer (CoreAudio/JACK)\n");
 ADD_TO_PARAM("color", "* color=CT\n"
                 "  [experimental] Color space to use, C - colorimetry: 0 - undefined, 1 - BT.709, 2 - BT.2020/2100, 3 - P3; T - transfer fn: 0 - undefined, 1 - 709, 2 - HLG; 3 - PQ (signalized to GLFW on mac, NDI receiver)\n");
-#ifdef DEBUG
-ADD_TO_PARAM("debug-dump", "* debug-dump=<module>[=<n>][,<module2>[=<n>]\n"
-                "  Dumps specified buffer for debugging, n-th buffer may be selected, name is <module>.dump.\n"
-                "  Avaiable modules: lavd-uncompressed\n");
-#endif
 ADD_TO_PARAM("incompatible", "* incompatible\n"
                 "  Features that may possibly not be compatible with at least older or even any other UG version.\n");
 ADD_TO_PARAM("low-latency-audio", "* low-latency-audio[=ultra]\n"