diff --git a/tools/memory-model/scripts/parseargs.sh b/tools/memory-model/scripts/parseargs.sh
index 96b307c8d64a..859e1d581e05 100644
--- a/tools/memory-model/scripts/parseargs.sh
+++ b/tools/memory-model/scripts/parseargs.sh
@@ -95,8 +95,18 @@ do
 		LKMM_HERD_OPTIONS="$2"
 		shift
 		;;
-	--jobs|--job)
-		checkarg --jobs "(number)" "$#" "$2" '^[0-9]\+$' '^--'
+	-j[1-9]*)
+		njobs="`echo $1 | sed -e 's/^-j//'`"
+		trailchars="`echo $njobs | sed -e 's/[0-9]\+\(.*\)$/\1/'`"
+		if test -n "$trailchars"
+		then
+			echo $1 trailing characters "'$trailchars'"
+			usagehelp
+		fi
+		LKMM_JOBS="`echo $njobs | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]\+\).*$/\1/'`"
+		;;
+	--jobs|--job|-j)
+		checkarg --jobs "(number)" "$#" "$2" '^[1-9][0-9]\+$' '^--'
 		LKMM_JOBS="$2"
 		shift
 		;;