diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d842e52ac..a61434756 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ PROGRAMS += git-patch-id$X
 PROGRAMS += git-shell$X
 PROGRAMS += git-show-index$X
 PROGRAMS += git-unpack-file$X
-PROGRAMS += git-update-server-info$X
 PROGRAMS += git-upload-pack$X
 PROGRAMS += git-var$X
 
@@ -636,6 +635,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-tar-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-unpack-objects.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-update-index.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-update-ref.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-update-server-info.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-upload-archive.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-verify-pack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-verify-tag.o
diff --git a/builtin-update-server-info.c b/builtin-update-server-info.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b3fddcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin-update-server-info.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+
+static const char * const update_server_info_usage[] = {
+	"git update-server-info [--force]",
+	NULL
+};
+
+int cmd_update_server_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int force = 0;
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force,
+			"update the info files from scratch"),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
+			     update_server_info_usage, 0);
+	if (argc > 0)
+		usage_with_options(update_server_info_usage, options);
+
+	return !!update_server_info(force);
+}
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 51e4ba7f3..a2174dc85 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ extern int cmd_tar_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_unpack_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_update_server_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_upload_tar(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_verify_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 5da6c6569..0b2259554 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
 		{ "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },
+		{ "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive },
 		{ "verify-tag", cmd_verify_tag, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "version", cmd_version },
diff --git a/update-server-info.c b/update-server-info.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b38fd867..000000000
--- a/update-server-info.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#include "cache.h"
-#include "exec_cmd.h"
-
-static const char update_server_info_usage[] =
-"git update-server-info [--force]";
-
-int main(int ac, char **av)
-{
-	int i;
-	int force = 0;
-	for (i = 1; i < ac; i++) {
-		if (av[i][0] == '-') {
-			if (!strcmp("--force", av[i]) ||
-			    !strcmp("-f", av[i]))
-				force = 1;
-			else
-				usage(update_server_info_usage);
-		}
-	}
-	if (i != ac)
-		usage(update_server_info_usage);
-
-	git_extract_argv0_path(av[0]);
-
-	setup_git_directory();
-
-	return !!update_server_info(force);
-}