diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index fb6d3eb5f..f5a3892a5 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ to update the working directory files.
         return {
             "REPO_MANIFEST_URL": "manifest_url",
             "REPO_MIRROR_LOCATION": "reference",
+            "REPO_GIT_LFS": "git_lfs",
         }
 
     def _SyncManifest(self, opt):