diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c9bfab98e..f53ef6ece 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ New in spot 2.12.0.dev (not yet released)
     confused by games with "parity min" acceptance using transition
     with several colors (a rather uncommon situation).
 
+  - "ltlsynt ... --print-game --dot=ARGS" was ignoring ARGS.
+
 New in spot 2.12  (2024-05-16)
 
   Build:
diff --git a/bin/ltlsynt.cc b/bin/ltlsynt.cc
index 9e7aee595..bc4bd1561 100644
--- a/bin/ltlsynt.cc
+++ b/bin/ltlsynt.cc
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace
       rs->patch_game(game);
 
     if (opt_dot)
-      spot::print_dot(std::cout, game, opt_print_hoa_args);
+      spot::print_dot(std::cout, game, opt_dot_arg);
     else if (opt_print_pg)
       spot::print_pg(std::cout, game);
     else
diff --git a/tests/core/ltlsynt.test b/tests/core/ltlsynt.test
index 9500550ea..7b87f03aa 100644
--- a/tests/core/ltlsynt.test
+++ b/tests/core/ltlsynt.test
@@ -1101,7 +1101,11 @@ diff outx exp
 
 # Test --dot and --hide-status
 ltlsynt -f 'i <-> Fo' --ins=i --aiger --dot | grep arrowhead=dot
-ltlsynt -f 'i <-> Fo' --ins=i --print-game-hoa --dot | grep 'shape="diamond"'
+ltlsynt -f 'i <-> Fo' --ins=i --print-game-hoa --dot > out
+grep 'shape="diamond"' out
+grep 'Inf(0)' out
+ltlsynt -f 'i <-> Fo' --ins=i --print-game-hoa --dot=bar > out
+grep 'label=<Inf(<font' out
 ltlsynt -f 'i <-> Fo' --ins=i --dot --hide-status > res
 cat >exp <<EOF
 digraph "" {