diff --git a/bin/melos_dev.dart b/bin/melos_dev.dart
index 8be94196..ede53ceb 100644
--- a/bin/melos_dev.dart
+++ b/bin/melos_dev.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import '../packages/melos/bin/melos.dart' as melos;
 // A copy of packages/melos/bin/melos.dart
 // This allows us to use melos on itself during development.
 void main(List<String> arguments) async {
-  if (arguments.contains('--help')) {
+  if (arguments.contains('-h') || arguments.contains('--help')) {
     // ignore_for_file: avoid_print
     print('---------------------------------------------------------');
     print('| You are running a local development version of melos. |');