diff --git a/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs b/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
index 576692e1181..1b9cf84ad65 100644
--- a/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function readNonEmptyEnv(name) {
 
 function readRequiredPathOption(argv, index, flag) {
   const value = argv[index + 1];
-  if (!value || value.startsWith("--")) {
+  if (!value || value.startsWith("-")) {
     throw new Error(`${flag} requires a path`);
   }
   return value;
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
index eac526f5055..8d0c093417c 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ describe("check-cli-startup-memory", () => {
     for (const args of [
       ["--json"],
       ["--json", "--summary"],
+      ["--json", "-h"],
       ["--summary"],
       ["--summary", "--json"],
+      ["--summary", "-h"],
     ]) {
       expect(() => testing.parseArgs(args)).toThrow(/--(?:json|summary) requires a path/u);
     }