diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index 15f69f7b..d6389118 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
     p.add_option('--no-clone-bundle',
                  dest='no_clone_bundle', action='store_true',
                  help='disable use of /clone.bundle on HTTP/HTTPS')
+    p.add_option('-u', '--manifest-server-username', action='store',
+                 dest='manifest_server_username',
+                 help='username to authenticate with the manifest server')
+    p.add_option('-p', '--manifest-server-password', action='store',
+                 dest='manifest_server_password',
+                 help='password to authenticate with the manifest server')
     if show_smart:
       p.add_option('-s', '--smart-sync',
                    dest='smart_sync', action='store_true',
@@ -180,12 +186,6 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
       p.add_option('-t', '--smart-tag',
                    dest='smart_tag', action='store',
                    help='smart sync using manifest from a known tag')
-      p.add_option('-u', '--manifest-server-username', action='store',
-                   dest='manifest_server_username',
-                   help='username to authenticate with the manifest server')
-      p.add_option('-p', '--manifest-server-password', action='store',
-                   dest='manifest_server_password',
-                   help='password to authenticate with the manifest server')
 
     g = p.add_option_group('repo Version options')
     g.add_option('--no-repo-verify',