diff --git a/cpdf.ml b/cpdf.ml
index 1736275..36fd1bb 100644
--- a/cpdf.ml
+++ b/cpdf.ml
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ let name_of_spec printf marks (pdf : Pdf.t) splitlevel spec n filename startpage
 let stem s =
   implode (rev (tail_no_fail (dropwhile (neq '.') (rev (explode (Filename.basename s))))))
 
-let really_write_pdf ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ?(encryption = None) linearize mk_id pdf outname =
+let really_write_pdf ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ?(encryption = None) ?(cpdflin = None) linearize mk_id pdf outname =
   let outname' =
     if linearize
       then Filename.temp_file "cpdflin" ".pdf"
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ let really_write_pdf ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ?(encryption = None) linear
       false encryption mk_id pdf outname';
     if linearize then
       let cpdflin =
-        match find_cpdflin None with
+        match find_cpdflin cpdflin with
           Some x -> x
         | None -> raise (Pdf.PDFError "Could not find cpdflin")
       in
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ let really_write_pdf ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ?(encryption = None) linear
                 raise (Pdf.PDFError "linearizer failed")
               end
 
-let fast_write_split_pdfs enc printf splitlevel original_filename linearize preserve_objstm create_objstm sq nobble spec main_pdf pagenums pdf_pages =
+let fast_write_split_pdfs enc printf splitlevel original_filename linearize ?(cpdflin = None) preserve_objstm create_objstm sq nobble spec main_pdf pagenums pdf_pages =
   let marks = Pdfmarks.read_bookmarks main_pdf in
     iter2
       (fun number pagenums ->
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ let fast_write_split_pdfs enc printf splitlevel original_filename linearize pres
       (indx pagenums)
       pagenums
 
-let split_pdf enc printf original_filename chunksize linearize ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ~squeeze nobble spec pdf =
+let split_pdf enc printf original_filename chunksize linearize ~cpdflin ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ~squeeze nobble spec pdf =
   let pdf_pages = Pdfpage.pages_of_pagetree pdf in
     fast_write_split_pdfs enc printf 0 original_filename linearize preserve_objstm
       create_objstm squeeze nobble spec pdf (splitinto chunksize (indx pdf_pages)) pdf_pages
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ let bookmark_pages level pdf =
       (function l when l.Pdfmarks.level = level -> Some (Pdfpage.pagenumber_of_target pdf l.Pdfmarks.target) | _ -> None)
       (Pdfmarks.read_bookmarks pdf))
 
-let split_at_bookmarks original_filename linearize ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ~squeeze nobble level spec pdf =
+let split_at_bookmarks original_filename linearize ~cpdflin ~preserve_objstm ~create_objstm ~squeeze nobble level spec pdf =
   let pdf_pages = Pdfpage.pages_of_pagetree pdf in
     let points = bookmark_pages level pdf in
       let points =
diff --git a/cpdf.mli b/cpdf.mli
index 707545d..e85c7aa 100644
--- a/cpdf.mli
+++ b/cpdf.mli
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ val stamp : bool -> bool -> bool -> int list -> Pdf.t -> Pdf.t -> Pdf.t
 the fiven level, writing to files with names given by [spec] (see
 cpdfmanual.pdf). [nobble] is undocumented and should be false. If [linearize]
 is true, the files will be linearized. *)
-val split_at_bookmarks : string -> bool -> preserve_objstm:bool -> create_objstm:bool -> squeeze:bool -> (Pdf.t -> Pdf.t) -> int -> string -> Pdf.t -> unit
+val split_at_bookmarks : string -> bool -> cpdflin:string option -> preserve_objstm:bool -> create_objstm:bool -> squeeze:bool -> (Pdf.t -> Pdf.t) -> int -> string -> Pdf.t -> unit
 
 (** Split a PDF on bookmarks of a given level or below. Level 0 is top level. *)
 val split_on_bookmarks : Pdf.t -> int -> Pdf.t list
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ each output is linearized. If [preserve_objstm] is true, object streams will
 be used if the input file had them. If [create_objstm] is true, object
 streams will be created in any event. [printf] and [nobble] are
 undocumented and should be false. *)
-val split_pdf : Pdfwrite.encryption option -> bool -> string -> int -> bool ->
+val split_pdf : Pdfwrite.encryption option -> bool -> string -> int -> bool -> cpdflin:string option ->
   preserve_objstm:bool -> create_objstm:bool -> squeeze:bool -> (Pdf.t -> Pdf.t) -> string -> Pdf.t -> unit
 
 (** {2 Listing fonts} *)
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 00a9da9..6109285 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ type args =
    mutable labelprefix : string option;
    mutable labelstartval : int;
    mutable squeeze : bool;
-   mutable original_filename : string}
+   mutable original_filename : string;
+   mutable cpdflin : string option}
 
 (* List of all filenames in any AND stage - this is used to check that we don't
 overwrite any input file when -dont-overwrite-existing-files is used. *)
@@ -342,7 +343,8 @@ let args =
    labelprefix = None;
    labelstartval = 1;
    squeeze = false;
-   original_filename = ""}
+   original_filename = "";
+   cpdflin = None}
 
 let reset_arguments () =
   args.op <- None;
@@ -419,7 +421,8 @@ let reset_arguments () =
   args.squeeze <- false
   (* We don't reset args.do_ask and args.verbose, because they operate on all
   parts of the AND-ed command line sent from cpdftk. Also do not reset
-  original_filename, since we want it to work across AND sections. *)
+  original_filename, since we want it to work across AND sections. Also do not
+  reset cpdflin. *)
 
 let banlist_of_args () =
   let l = ref [] in
@@ -1229,6 +1232,9 @@ let setlabelprefix s =
 let setlabelstartval i =
   args.labelstartval <- i
 
+let setcpdflin s = 
+  args.cpdflin <- Some s
+
 (* Parse a control file, make an argv, and then make Arg parse it. *)
 let rec make_control_argv_and_parse filename =
   control_args := !control_args @ parse_control_file filename
@@ -1276,6 +1282,9 @@ and specs =
    ("-l",
        Arg.Unit setlinearize,
        " Linearize output files where possible");
+   ("-cpdflin",
+       Arg.String setcpdflin,
+       " Set location of 'cpdflin'");
    ("-raw",
       Arg.Unit (setencoding Cpdf.Raw),
       " Do not process text");
@@ -1782,7 +1791,7 @@ let really_write_pdf ?(encryption = None) mk_id pdf outname =
       false encryption mk_id pdf outname';
     if args.linearize then
       let cpdflin =
-        match Cpdf.find_cpdflin None with
+        match Cpdf.find_cpdflin args.cpdflin with
           Some x -> x
         | None -> raise (Pdf.PDFError "Could not find cpdflin")
       in
@@ -3104,7 +3113,7 @@ let go () =
                      Pdfwrite.permissions = banlist_of_args ()}
               in
                 Cpdf.split_pdf
-                  enc args.printf_format args.original_filename args.chunksize args.linearize
+                  enc args.printf_format args.original_filename args.chunksize args.linearize args.cpdflin
                   args.preserve_objstm args.preserve_objstm (*yes--always create if preserving *)
                   args.squeeze nobble output_spec pdf
         | _, Stdout -> error "Can't split to standard output"
@@ -3248,7 +3257,7 @@ let go () =
               | [(InFile f, _, _, _, _)] -> f
               | _ -> ""
             in
-              Cpdf.split_at_bookmarks filename args.linearize args.preserve_objstm
+              Cpdf.split_at_bookmarks filename args.linearize args.cpdflin args.preserve_objstm
               (* Yes *)args.preserve_objstm args.squeeze nobble level output_spec pdf
         | Stdout -> error "Can't split to standard output"
         | NoOutputSpecified -> error "Split: No output format specified"