diff --git a/gpt.cc b/gpt.cc
index 278f392..9ad769a 100644
--- a/gpt.cc
+++ b/gpt.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
    state = gpt_valid;
    device = "";
    justLooking = 0;
+   syncing = 1;
    mainCrcOk = 0;
    secondCrcOk = 0;
    mainPartsCrcOk = 0;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@
    state = gpt_invalid;
    device = "";
    justLooking = 0;
+   syncing = 1;
    mainCrcOk = 0;
    secondCrcOk = 0;
    mainPartsCrcOk = 0;
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
    diskSize = orig.diskSize;
    state = orig.state;
    justLooking = orig.justLooking;
+   syncing = orig.syncing;
    mainCrcOk = orig.mainCrcOk;
    secondCrcOk = orig.secondCrcOk;
    mainPartsCrcOk = orig.mainPartsCrcOk;
@@ -1144,7 +1147,7 @@
          // original partition table from its cache. OTOH, such restoration might be
          // desirable if the error occurs later; but that seems unlikely unless the initial
          // write fails....
-         if (syncIt)
+         if (syncIt && syncing)
             myDisk.DiskSync();
 
          if (allOK) { // writes completed OK
@@ -1376,7 +1379,9 @@
             allOK = 0;
          } // if
       } // if
-      myDisk.DiskSync();
+      if (syncing) {
+         myDisk.DiskSync();
+      }
       myDisk.Close();
       cout << "GPT data structures destroyed! You may now partition the disk using fdisk or\n"
            << "other utilities.\n";
diff --git a/gpt.h b/gpt.h
index e9afd06..1c0eaaf 100644
--- a/gpt.h
+++ b/gpt.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
    uint64_t diskSize; // size of device, in blocks
    GPTValidity state; // is GPT valid?
    int justLooking; // Set to 1 if program launched with "-l" or if read-only
+   bool syncing; // Set to true if we should sync and reload the partition table
    int mainCrcOk;
    int secondCrcOk;
    int mainPartsCrcOk;
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@
    uint32_t ComputeAlignment(void); // Set alignment based on current partitions
    uint32_t GetAlignment(void) {return sectorAlignment;}
    void JustLooking(int i = 1) {justLooking = i;}
+   void TurnOffSyncing() {syncing = 0;}
    void BeQuiet(int i = 1) {beQuiet = i;}
    WhichToUse WhichWasUsed(void) {return whichWasUsed;}
 
diff --git a/gptcl.cc b/gptcl.cc
index 183b4a9..9834788 100644
--- a/gptcl.cc
+++ b/gptcl.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
       {"randomize-guids", 'G', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'G', "randomize disk and partition GUIDs", ""},
       {"hybrid", 'h', POPT_ARG_STRING, &hybrids, 'h', "create hybrid MBR", "partnum[:partnum...]"},
       {"info", 'i', POPT_ARG_INT, &infoPartNum, 'i', "show detailed information on partition", "partnum"},
+      {"skip-sync", 'j', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'j', "Don't atempt to sync and update the parittion table", ""},
       {"load-backup", 'l', POPT_ARG_STRING, &backupFile, 'l', "load GPT backup from file", "file"},
       {"list-types", 'L', POPT_ARG_NONE, NULL, 'L', "list known partition types", ""},
       {"gpttombr", 'm', POPT_ARG_STRING, &mbrParts, 'm', "convert GPT to MBR", "partnum[:partnum...]"},
@@ -260,6 +261,9 @@
                case 'i':
                   ShowPartDetails(infoPartNum - 1);
                   break;
+               case 'j':
+                  TurnOffSyncing();
+                  break;
                case 'l':
                   LoadBackupFile(backupFile, saveData, neverSaveData);
                   free(backupFile);