diff --git a/bin/spark-sql b/bin/spark-sql
index b7d0ea87bb072..ad28f5c103a27 100755
--- a/bin/spark-sql
+++ b/bin/spark-sql
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function ensure_arg_number {
   fi
 }
 
-if [[ "$@" = --help ]] || [[ "$@" = -H ]]; then
+if [[ "$@" = --help ]] || [[ "$@" = -h ]]; then
   usage
   exit 0
 fi