diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 69cdd2b..1413291 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -7024,6 +7024,7 @@
     int		new_unnamed = FALSE;
     int		new_autoselect = FALSE;
     int		new_autoselectml = FALSE;
+    int		new_html = FALSE;
     regprog_T	*new_exclude_prog = NULL;
     char_u	*errmsg = NULL;
     char_u	*p;
@@ -7047,6 +7048,11 @@
 	    new_autoselectml = TRUE;
 	    p += 12;
 	}
+	else if (STRNCMP(p, "html", 4) == 0 && (p[4] == ',' || p[4] == NUL))
+	{
+	    new_html = TRUE;
+	    p += 4;
+	}
 	else if (STRNCMP(p, "exclude:", 8) == 0 && new_exclude_prog == NULL)
 	{
 	    p += 8;
@@ -7068,6 +7074,7 @@
 	clip_unnamed = new_unnamed;
 	clip_autoselect = new_autoselect;
 	clip_autoselectml = new_autoselectml;
+	clip_html = new_html;
 	vim_free(clip_exclude_prog);
 	clip_exclude_prog = new_exclude_prog;
     }