diff --git a/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs b/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
index 06f9be916..33b70ee62 100644
--- a/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
+++ b/src/uu/wc/src/wc.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use uucore::{
     error::{FromIo, UError, UResult},
     format_usage, help_about, help_usage,
     quoting_style::{escape_name, QuotingStyle},
+    shortcut_value_parser::ShortcutValueParser,
     show,
 };
 
@@ -439,7 +440,9 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::TOTAL)
                 .long(options::TOTAL)
-                .value_parser(["auto", "always", "only", "never"])
+                .value_parser(ShortcutValueParser::new([
+                    "auto", "always", "only", "never",
+                ]))
                 .value_name("WHEN")
                 .hide_possible_values(true)
                 .help(concat!(
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs b/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
index 0202ba4e8..d5d955c9b 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_wc.rs
@@ -531,6 +531,10 @@ fn test_total_auto() {
         .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "--total=auto"])
         .run()
         .stdout_is(" 13 109 772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n");
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "--tot=au"])
+        .run()
+        .stdout_is(" 13 109 772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n");
 
     new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "moby_dick.txt", "--total=auto"])
@@ -551,6 +555,13 @@ fn test_total_always() {
             " 13 109 772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n",
             " 13 109 772 total\n",
         ));
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "--total=al"])
+        .run()
+        .stdout_is(concat!(
+            " 13 109 772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n",
+            " 13 109 772 total\n",
+        ));
 
     new_ucmd!()
         .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "moby_dick.txt", "--total=always"])
@@ -576,6 +587,13 @@ fn test_total_never() {
             "  13  109  772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n",
             "  18  204 1115 moby_dick.txt\n",
         ));
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "moby_dick.txt", "--total=n"])
+        .run()
+        .stdout_is(concat!(
+            "  13  109  772 lorem_ipsum.txt\n",
+            "  18  204 1115 moby_dick.txt\n",
+        ));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -589,6 +607,10 @@ fn test_total_only() {
         .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "moby_dick.txt", "--total=only"])
         .run()
         .stdout_is("31 313 1887\n");
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["lorem_ipsum.txt", "moby_dick.txt", "--t=o"])
+        .run()
+        .stdout_is("31 313 1887\n");
 }
 
 #[test]