diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index 241c2744a4..ec1469c5cc 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ func cliArgContains(flagName string, args []string) bool {
 
 func printFlagSuggestions(lastArg string, flags []Flag, writer io.Writer) {
 	// Trim the prefix twice to handle both "-short" and "--long" flags.
-	cur := strings.TrimPrefix(lastArg, "-")
-	cur = strings.TrimPrefix(cur, "-")
+	cur := strings.TrimLeft(lastArg, "-")
 	for _, flag := range flags {
 		if bflag, ok := flag.(*BoolFlag); ok && bflag.Hidden {
 			continue