diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index c8ad05eb3e5e..11aec7469776 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -391,47 +391,51 @@ my $undescribed = "-- undescribed --";
 
 reset_state();
 
-while ($ARGV[0] =~ m/^-(.*)/) {
-    my $cmd = shift @ARGV;
-    if ($cmd eq "-man") {
+while ($ARGV[0] =~ m/^--?(.*)/) {
+    my $cmd = $1;
+    shift @ARGV;
+    if ($cmd eq "man") {
 	$output_mode = "man";
 	@highlights = @highlights_man;
 	$blankline = $blankline_man;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-rst") {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "rst") {
 	$output_mode = "rst";
 	@highlights = @highlights_rst;
 	$blankline = $blankline_rst;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-none") {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "none") {
 	$output_mode = "none";
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-module") { # not needed for XML, inherits from calling document
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "module") { # not needed for XML, inherits from calling document
 	$modulename = shift @ARGV;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-function") { # to only output specific functions
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "function") { # to only output specific functions
 	$output_selection = OUTPUT_INCLUDE;
 	$function = shift @ARGV;
 	$function_table{$function} = 1;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-nofunction") { # output all except specific functions
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "nofunction") { # output all except specific functions
 	$output_selection = OUTPUT_EXCLUDE;
 	$function = shift @ARGV;
 	$function_table{$function} = 1;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-export") { # only exported symbols
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "export") { # only exported symbols
 	$output_selection = OUTPUT_EXPORTED;
 	%function_table = ();
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-internal") { # only non-exported symbols
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "internal") { # only non-exported symbols
 	$output_selection = OUTPUT_INTERNAL;
 	%function_table = ();
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-export-file") {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "export-file") {
 	my $file = shift @ARGV;
 	push(@export_file_list, $file);
-    } elsif ($cmd eq "-v") {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq "v") {
 	$verbose = 1;
-    } elsif (($cmd eq "-h") || ($cmd eq "--help")) {
+    } elsif (($cmd eq "h") || ($cmd eq "help")) {
 	usage();
-    } elsif ($cmd eq '-no-doc-sections') {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq 'no-doc-sections') {
 	    $no_doc_sections = 1;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq '-enable-lineno') {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq 'enable-lineno') {
 	    $enable_lineno = 1;
-    } elsif ($cmd eq '-show-not-found') {
+    } elsif ($cmd eq 'show-not-found') {
 	$show_not_found = 1;
+    } else {
+	# Unknown argument
+        usage();
     }
 }