diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 57df48bc2a..7df17296a4 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ func parseIter(set *flag.FlagSet, ip iterativeParser, args []string, shellComple
 				return err
 			}
 
-			// Start processing only from failed argument and not
-			// from beginning
-			args = append(shortOpts, args[i+1:]...)
+			// swap current argument with the split version
+			args = append(args[:i], append(shortOpts, args[i+1:]...)...)
 			argsWereSplit = true
 			break
 		}