diff --git a/includes/sitealias.inc b/includes/sitealias.inc
index 527d59d..9abcd1b 100644
--- a/includes/sitealias.inc
+++ b/includes/sitealias.inc
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ function drush_sitealias_get_path_option($site_alias_record, $option, $default =
     return $site_alias_record['path-aliases']["%$option"];
   }
   else {
-    return $default;
+    return drush_get_option('dump-dir', $default);
   }
 }