diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ceffac6..1fdd45c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 - Fixes Makefile
+- Fixes -f- not to be interpreted as -f --
 
 ## [3.3.1] - 2024-07-30
 
diff --git a/examples/your-script.sh b/examples/your-script.sh
index 9491774..6915cb4 100755
--- a/examples/your-script.sh
+++ b/examples/your-script.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ REST=''
 # shellcheck disable=SC2004,SC2034,SC2145,SC2194
 parse() {
   OPTIND=$(($#+1))
-  while OPTARG= && [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  while OPTARG= && [ "${REST}" != x ] && [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case $1 in
       --?*=*) OPTARG=$1; shift
         eval 'set -- "${OPTARG%%\=*}" "${OPTARG#*\=}"' ${1+'"$@"'}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ parse() {
         ;;
       -[fh]?*) OPTARG=$1; shift
         eval 'set -- "${OPTARG%"${OPTARG#??}"}" -"${OPTARG#??}"' ${1+'"$@"'}
-        OPTARG= ;;
+        [ "$2" = -- ] && set -- "$1" unknown -- && REST=x; OPTARG= ;;
     esac
     case $1 in
       '-f'|'--flag')
diff --git a/lib/getoptions_base.sh b/lib/getoptions_base.sh
index ddfe76b..8aae4fa 100644
--- a/lib/getoptions_base.sh
+++ b/lib/getoptions_base.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ getoptions() {
 
 	_0 "${_def:-$2}() {"
 	_1 'OPTIND=$(($#+1))'
-	_1 'while OPTARG= && [ $# -gt 0 ]; do'
+	_1 "while OPTARG= && [ \"\${$_rest}\" != x ] && [ \$# -gt 0 ]; do"
 	[ "$_abbr" ] && getoptions_abbr "$@"
 
 	args() {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ getoptions() {
 	_op() {
 		_3 "$1) OPTARG=\$1; shift"
 		_wa '"${OPTARG%"${OPTARG#??}"}" '"$2"'"${OPTARG#??}"'
-		_4 "$3"
+		_4 "${4:-}$3"
 	}
 	_3 '--?*=*) OPTARG=$1; shift'
 	_wa '"${OPTARG%%\=*}" "${OPTARG#*\=}"'
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ getoptions() {
 	_3 "--no-*|--without-*) unset OPTARG ;;"
 	[ "$_alt" ] || {
 		[ "$_opts" ] && _op "-[$_opts]?*" "" ";;"
-		[ ! "$_flags" ] || _op "-[$_flags]?*" - "OPTARG= ;;"
+		[ ! "$_flags" ] || _op "-[$_flags]?*" - "OPTARG= ;;" \
+			'[ "$2" = -- ] && set -- "$1" unknown -- && '"$_rest=x; "
 	}
 	[ "$_plus" ] && {
 		[ "$_nflags" ] && _op "+[$_nflags]?*" + "unset OPTARG ;;"
diff --git a/spec/getoptions_base_spec.sh b/spec/getoptions_base_spec.sh
index 6ad8a02..57d7b7c 100644
--- a/spec/getoptions_base_spec.sh
+++ b/spec/getoptions_base_spec.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ Describe "getoptions()"
 			End
 		End
 
+		Context "when the combined short option ends in -"
+			parser_definition() { setup ARGS; flag FLAG -f; }
+			It "displays error"
+				When run parse -f-
+				The stderr should eq "Unrecognized option: --"
+				The status should be failure
+			End
+		End
+
 		Context "when specified unknown long option"
 			parser_definition() { setup ARGS; }
 			It "displays error"