diff --git a/lib/config-util.js b/lib/config-util.js
index d8b8cf618..6447f33fe 100644
--- a/lib/config-util.js
+++ b/lib/config-util.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ Config.buildYargs = function (cwd) {
       global: false
     })
     .option('temp-directory', {
+      alias: 't',
       describe: 'directory to output raw coverage information to',
       default: './.nyc_output',
       global: false