diff --git a/src/accelerometer/accelerometer.c b/src/accelerometer/accelerometer.c
index f97dcc246..e0e9c726b 100644
--- a/src/accelerometer/accelerometer.c
+++ b/src/accelerometer/accelerometer.c
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ static void test_orientation(struct udev *udev,
 static void help(void)
 {
         printf("Usage: accelerometer [options] <device path>\n"
-               "  --debug         debug to stderr\n"
-               "  --help          print this help text\n\n");
+               "  -d,--debug         debug to stderr\n"
+               "  -h,--help          print this help text\n\n");
 }
 
 int main (int argc, char** argv)