diff --git a/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c b/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
index 57721fbb..7b784fc7 100644
--- a/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
+++ b/src/bin/jp2/opj_decompress.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ typedef struct opj_decompress_params {
     int num_threads;
     /* Quiet */
     int quiet;
-    /* Strict decoding mode */
-    int strict;
+    /* Allow partial decode */
+    int allow_partial;
     /** number of components to decode */
     OPJ_UINT32 numcomps;
     /** indices of components to decode */
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ static void decode_help_display(void)
         fprintf(stdout, "  -threads <num_threads|ALL_CPUS>\n"
                 "    Number of threads to use for decoding or ALL_CPUS for all available cores.\n");
     }
-    fprintf(stdout, "  -strict\n"
-            "    Enable strict decoding mode.\n");
+    fprintf(stdout, "  -allow-partial\n"
+            "    Disable strict mode to allow decoding partial codestreams.\n");
     fprintf(stdout, "  -quiet\n"
             "    Disable output from the library and other output.\n");
     /* UniPG>> */
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ int parse_cmdline_decoder(int argc, char **argv,
         {"split-pnm", NO_ARG,  NULL, 1},
         {"threads",   REQ_ARG, NULL, 'T'},
         {"quiet", NO_ARG,  NULL, 1},
-        {"strict", NO_ARG,  NULL, 1},
+        {"allow-partial", NO_ARG,  NULL, 1},
     };
 
     const char optlist[] = "i:o:r:l:x:d:t:p:c:"
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int parse_cmdline_decoder(int argc, char **argv,
     long_option[3].flag = &(parameters->upsample);
     long_option[4].flag = &(parameters->split_pnm);
     long_option[6].flag = &(parameters->quiet);
-    long_option[7].flag = &(parameters->strict);
+    long_option[7].flag = &(parameters->allow_partial);
     totlen = sizeof(long_option);
     opj_reset_options_reading();
     img_fol->set_out_format = 0;
@@ -1497,9 +1497,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             goto fin;
         }
 
-        /* Set strict mode. */
-        if (!opj_decoder_set_strict_mode(l_codec, parameters.strict)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -> opj_decompress: failed to set strict mode\n");
+        /* Disable strict mode if we want to decode partial codestreams. */
+        if (parameters.allow_partial && !opj_decoder_set_strict_mode(l_codec, OPJ_FALSE)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR -> opj_decompress: failed to disable strict mode\n");
             opj_stream_destroy(l_stream);
             opj_destroy_codec(l_codec);
             failed = 1;