diff --git a/setup/test.py b/setup/test.py
index de70546161..3c1fd16ff7 100644
--- a/setup/test.py
+++ b/setup/test.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Test(Command):
         parser.add_option('--test-verbosity', type=int, default=4, help='Test verbosity (0-4)')
         parser.add_option('--test-module', '--test-group', default=[], action='append', type='choice', choices=sorted(map(str, TEST_MODULES)),
                           help='The test module to run (can be specified more than once for multiple modules). Choices: %s' % ', '.join(sorted(TEST_MODULES)))
-        parser.add_option('--test-name', default=[], action='append',
+        parser.add_option('--test-name', '-n', default=[], action='append',
                           help='The name of an individual test to run. Can be specified more than once for multiple tests. The name of the'
                           ' test is the name of the test function without the leading test_. For example, the function test_something()'
                           ' can be run by specifying the name "something".')