diff --git a/cr-service.c b/cr-service.c
index 22f32cf13..38eb5d977 100644
--- a/cr-service.c
+++ b/cr-service.c
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ static int setup_opts_from_req(int sk, CriuOpts *req)
 	if (req->has_link_remap)
 		opts.link_remap_ok = req->link_remap;
 
+	if (req->has_auto_dedup)
+		opts.auto_dedup = req->auto_dedup;
+
 	if (req->ps) {
 		opts.use_page_server = true;
 		opts.addr = req->ps->address;
diff --git a/protobuf/rpc.proto b/protobuf/rpc.proto
index 6a04b6b89..a185fa2e8 100644
--- a/protobuf/rpc.proto
+++ b/protobuf/rpc.proto
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ message criu_opts {
 	optional string			root		= 13;
 	optional string			parent_img	= 14;
 	optional bool			track_mem	= 15;
+	optional bool			auto_dedup	= 16;
 
-	optional int32			work_dir_fd	= 16;
-	optional bool			link_remap	= 17;
-	repeated criu_veth_pair		veths		= 18;
+	optional int32			work_dir_fd	= 17;
+	optional bool			link_remap	= 18;
+	repeated criu_veth_pair		veths		= 19;
 }
 
 message criu_dump_resp {