diff --git a/install-cmake.sh b/install-cmake.sh
index 99dc97c..6a1fd80 100755
--- a/install-cmake.sh
+++ b/install-cmake.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds.
 # --disable-static         Disables static library builds.
 # --verbose                Display verbose output (defaults to quiet on called tooling).
-# --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution.
+# --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution.
 #
 # Verified on Ubuntu 14.04, requires gcc-4.8 or newer.
 # Verified on OSX 10.10, using MacPorts and Homebrew repositories, requires
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ display_help()
     display_message "  --prefix=<absolute-path> Library install location (defaults to /usr/local)."
     display_message "  --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds."
     display_message "  --disable-static         Disables static library builds."
-    display_message "  --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution."
+    display_message "  --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution."
     display_message ""
     display_message "All unrecognized options provided shall be passed as configuration options for "
     display_message "all dependencies."
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ parse_command_line_options()
     for OPTION in "$@"; do
         case $OPTION in
             # Standard script options.
-            (--help)                DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
+            (--help|-h)             DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
             (--verbose)             DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
 
             # Standard build options.
diff --git a/install-cmakepresets.sh b/install-cmakepresets.sh
index 02214f3..96c6783 100755
--- a/install-cmakepresets.sh
+++ b/install-cmakepresets.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds.
 # --disable-static         Disables static library builds.
 # --verbose                Display verbose output (defaults to quiet on called tooling).
-# --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution.
+# --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution.
 #
 # Verified on Ubuntu 14.04, requires gcc-4.8 or newer.
 # Verified on OSX 10.10, using MacPorts and Homebrew repositories, requires
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ display_help()
     display_message "  --prefix=<absolute-path> Library install location (defaults to /usr/local)."
     display_message "  --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds."
     display_message "  --disable-static         Disables static library builds."
-    display_message "  --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution."
+    display_message "  --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution."
     display_message ""
     display_message "All unrecognized options provided shall be passed as configuration options for "
     display_message "all dependencies."
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ parse_command_line_options()
     for OPTION in "$@"; do
         case $OPTION in
             # Standard script options.
-            (--help)                DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
+            (--help|-h)             DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
             (--verbose)             DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
 
             # Standard build options.
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 847e849..36ed087 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds.
 # --disable-static         Disables static library builds.
 # --verbose                Display verbose output (defaults to quiet on called tooling).
-# --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution.
+# --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution.
 #
 # Verified on Ubuntu 14.04, requires gcc-4.8 or newer.
 # Verified on OSX 10.10, using MacPorts and Homebrew repositories, requires
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ display_help()
     display_message "  --prefix=<absolute-path> Library install location (defaults to /usr/local)."
     display_message "  --disable-shared         Disables shared library builds."
     display_message "  --disable-static         Disables static library builds."
-    display_message "  --help                   Display usage, overriding script execution."
+    display_message "  --help, -h               Display usage, overriding script execution."
     display_message ""
     display_message "All unrecognized options provided shall be passed as configuration options for "
     display_message "all dependencies."
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ parse_command_line_options()
     for OPTION in "$@"; do
         case $OPTION in
             # Standard script options.
-            (--help)                DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
+            (--help|-h)             DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
             (--verbose)             DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
 
             # Standard build options.