diff --git a/tmt/utils.py b/tmt/utils.py
index aeef9a337e..e628f83492 100644
--- a/tmt/utils.py
+++ b/tmt/utils.py
@@ -6497,6 +6497,7 @@ def field(
         _metavar=metavar,
         default=default,
         default_factory=default_factory,
+        show_default=show_default,
         is_flag=is_flag,
         multiple=multiple,
         _choices=choices,