diff --git a/src/CHANGELOG b/src/CHANGELOG
index c7f9c4904..3adbb3655 100644
--- a/src/CHANGELOG
+++ b/src/CHANGELOG
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ ECL 0.9i
 	> (handler-case (si:safe-eval '(cos 'A) nil 12)
 	  (error (c) c))
 
+ - When passed the option --help, -h or -?, ECL no longer loads the rc file
+   (which is typically ~/.ecl or ~/.eclrc)
+
 * Errors fixed:
 
  - The intermediate output of the compiler is written in the directory in which
diff --git a/src/lsp/cmdline.lsp b/src/lsp/cmdline.lsp
index b01dcaa1c..1a56e9ce3 100644
--- a/src/lsp/cmdline.lsp
+++ b/src/lsp/cmdline.lsp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Usage: ecl [-? | --help]
 (defconstant +command-arg-rules+
   '(("--help" 0 #0=(progn (help-message *standard-output*) (quit)))
     ("-?" 0 #0#)
+    ("-h" 0 #0#)
     ("-eval" 1 (eval (read-from-string 1)))
     ("-shell" 1 (progn (setq quit 0) (load 1 :verbose nil)))
     ("-load" 1 (load 1 :verbose verbose))
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Usage: ecl [-? | --help]
 	   (rule (assoc option +command-arg-rules+ :test #'string=)))
       (cond ((string= option "-rc")
 	     (setq loadrc t))
-	    ((string= option "-norc")
+	    ((member option '("--help" "-h" "-?" "-norc") :test #'string=)
 	     (setq loadrc nil))
 	    ((string= option "--")
 	     (setf option-list nil))