diff --git a/util/face-options.hh b/util/face-options.hh
index f680e05cd..eae6d0dd9 100644
--- a/util/face-options.hh
+++ b/util/face-options.hh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ face_options_t::add_options (option_parser_t *parser)
   GOptionEntry entries[] =
   {
     {"font-file",	0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&this->font_file,		"Set font file-name",				"filename"},
-    {"face-index",	0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,		&this->face_index,		"Set face index (default: 0)",			"index"},
+    {"face-index",	'y', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&this->face_index,		"Set face index (default: 0)",			"index"},
     {nullptr}
   };
   parser->add_group (entries,