diff --git a/common/common.cpp b/common/common.cpp
index 5a0d0ee038123..2c05a4d4a17c1 100644
--- a/common/common.cpp
+++ b/common/common.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ bool gpt_params_find_arg(int argc, char ** argv, const std::string & arg, gpt_pa
         params.cache_type_v = argv[++i];
         return true;
     }
-    if (arg == "--multiline-input") {
+    if (arg == "-mli" || arg == "--multiline-input") {
         params.multiline_input = true;
         return true;
     }