diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
index ab71f4e6c4..153f65a378 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ def main():
                                                "--bind [::1]:8686"'''
                                      )
 
-    parser.add_argument('--bind', default=DEFAULT_BIND, help='Bind address (default "%(default)s")')
-    parser.add_argument('--database', default='./hashserv.db', help='Database file (default "%(default)s")')
-    parser.add_argument('--log', default='WARNING', help='Set logging level')
+    parser.add_argument('-b', '--bind', default=DEFAULT_BIND, help='Bind address (default "%(default)s")')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--database', default='./hashserv.db', help='Database file (default "%(default)s")')
+    parser.add_argument('-l', '--log', default='WARNING', help='Set logging level')
     parser.add_argument('-u', '--upstream', help='Upstream hashserv to pull hashes from')
     parser.add_argument('-r', '--read-only', action='store_true', help='Disallow write operations from clients')