diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
index 5e2736e505..a68111e987 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 		public static void GenerateMinimap(string[] args)
 		{
 			var map = new Map(args[1]);
-
-			Game.modData = new ModData(map.RequiresMod);
+			var mod = args.Length > 1 ? args[2] : map.RequiresMod;
+			Game.modData = new ModData(mod);
 
 			FileSystem.UnmountAll();
 			foreach (var dir in Game.modData.Manifest.Folders)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
index e9dce0c937..6cac4f4067 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 			Console.WriteLine("  --transpose SRCSHP DESTSHP START N M [START N M ...]     Transpose the N*M block of frames starting at START.");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --docs MOD     Generate trait documentation in MarkDown format.");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --map-hash MAPFILE     Generate hash of specified oramap file.");
-			Console.WriteLine("  --minimap MAPFILE     Render PNG minimap of specified oramap file.");
+			Console.WriteLine("  --minimap MAPFILE [MOD]     Render PNG minimap of specified oramap file.");
 		}
 
 		static string GetNamedArg(string[] args, string arg)