diff --git a/psslib/pss.py b/psslib/pss.py
index 972f5f3..e20d092 100644
--- a/psslib/pss.py
+++ b/psslib/pss.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def parse_cmdline(cmdline_args):
     group_inclusion.add_option('-G', '--include-pattern',
         action='append', dest='include_patterns', metavar='REGEX', default=[],
         help='Only search files that match REGEX')
-    group_inclusion.add_option('--exclude-pattern',
+    group_inclusion.add_option('-E', '--exclude-pattern',
         action='append', dest='exclude_patterns', metavar='REGEX', default=[],
         help='Exclude files that match REGEX')
     optparser.add_option_group(group_inclusion)
diff --git a/test/test_pssmain.py b/test/test_pssmain.py
index 762ee25..b9b722d 100644
--- a/test/test_pssmain.py
+++ b/test/test_pssmain.py
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ def test_only_find_files_GGG(self):
                 ])
 
     def test_only_find_files_exclude_pattern(self):
+        self._run_main(['--cc', '-f', '-E', 'ea'])
+        self.assertFoundFiles(self.of,
+                ['testdir1/subdir1/filey.c',
+                 'testdir1/subdir1/filez.c'])
         self._run_main(['--cc', '-f', '--exclude-pattern', 'ea'])
         self.assertFoundFiles(self.of,
                 ['testdir1/subdir1/filey.c',