diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
index d7eeaced..4b03204b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/MainCommand.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ internal object MainCommand : Runnable {
         @Option(names = ["-e", "--exclude"], description = ["Explicitly exclude patches"])
         var excludedPatches = arrayOf<String>()
 
+        @Option(names = ["--exclusive"], description = ["Exclusively include patches"])
+        var defaultExclude = false
+
         @Option(names = ["-i", "--include"], description = ["Include patches"])
         var includedPatches = arrayOf<String>()
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
index 32501661..e0060256 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ internal object Patcher {
         // merge files like necessary integrations
         patcher.mergeFiles()
         // add patches, but filter incompatible or excluded patches
-        patcher.addPatchesFiltered(excludePatches = args.excludedPatches.isNotEmpty())
+        patcher.addPatchesFiltered()
         // apply patches
         patcher.applyPatchesVerbose()
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
index 8c9005f4..3eb2e117 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/utils/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.PatchExtensions.patchName
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.Patch
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.patch.implementation.JarPatchBundle
 
-fun Patcher.addPatchesFiltered(
-    excludePatches: Boolean = false
-) {
+fun Patcher.addPatchesFiltered() {
     val packageName = this.data.packageMetadata.packageName
     val packageVersion = this.data.packageMetadata.packageVersion