diff --git a/gentooup.sh b/gentooup.sh
index 9d06d3e..57c97f3 100755
--- a/gentooup.sh
+++ b/gentooup.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         shift
         echo "execute sequentialized: $SEQUENTIALIZED"
         ;;
+      --binary-only)
+        shift
+        BINARY_ONLY="$1"
+        shift
+        echo "emerge binary only: $BINARY_ONLY"
+        ;;
       --batch)
         echo "We do not ask questions"
         PORTAGE_ASK=""
@@ -124,10 +130,10 @@ if eix -u -# sys-apps/portage > /dev/null ; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if [[ -n $SEQUENTIALIZED ]] ; then
-  SEQUENTIALIZED_OPTION=("--exclude" "$SEQUENTIALIZED")
-fi
-myemerge $PORTAGE_ASK "${PORTAGE_UPGRADE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${PORTAGE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${SEQUENTIALIZED_OPTION[@]}" world
+for exclusion in "$SEQUENTIALIZED" "$BINARY_ONLY" ; do
+  EXCLUSION_OPTION=("--exclude" "$exclusion")
+done
+myemerge $PORTAGE_ASK "${PORTAGE_UPGRADE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${PORTAGE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${EXCLUSION_OPTION[@]}" world
 if [[ $INTERACTIVE == 1 ]] ; then
   dispatch-conf
   echo "dispatch-conf return value: $?"
@@ -141,6 +147,9 @@ fi
 if [[ -n $SEQUENTIALIZED ]] ; then
   myemerge "${PORTAGE_UPGRADE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${PORTAGE_OPTIONS[@]}" -j1 $SEQUENTIALIZED
 fi
+if [[ -n $BINARY_ONLY ]] ; then
+  myemerge "${PORTAGE_UPGRADE_OPTIONS[@]}" "${PORTAGE_OPTIONS[@]}" -G1 $BINARY_ONLY
+fi
 
 SETS=("@preserved-rebuild")