diff --git a/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp b/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Option/OptTable.cpp
@@ -376,14 +376,23 @@
   if (Fallback) {
     Option Opt(Fallback, this);
     if (Arg *A = Opt.accept(Args, Str.substr(0, 2), true, Index)) {
-      if (Str.size() == 2)
-        ++Index;
-      else
-        Args.replaceArgString(Index, Twine('-') + Str.substr(2));
+      // Check that the last option isn't a flag wrongly given an argument
+      if (Str[2] == '=')
+        return new Arg(getOption(TheUnknownOptionID), Str, Index++, CStr);
+
+      Args.replaceArgString(Index, Twine('-') + Str.substr(2));
       return A;
     }
   }
 
+  // In the case of an incorrect short option extract the character and move to
+  // the next one
+  if (Str[1] != '-') {
+    CStr = Args.MakeArgString(Str.substr(0, 2));
+    Args.replaceArgString(Index, Twine('-') + Str.substr(2));
+    return new Arg(getOption(TheUnknownOptionID), CStr, Index, CStr);
+  }
+
   return new Arg(getOption(TheUnknownOptionID), Str, Index++, CStr);
 }
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objcopy/tool-help-message.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objcopy/tool-help-message.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objcopy/tool-help-message.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-objcopy/tool-help-message.test
@@ -2,31 +2,31 @@
 # RUN: llvm-objcopy --help | FileCheck --check-prefix=OBJCOPY-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-objcopy 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=OBJCOPY-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-objcopy -- 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=OBJCOPY-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
-# RUN: not llvm-objcopy -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
-# RUN: not llvm-objcopy --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-objcopy -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-SHORT %s
+# RUN: not llvm-objcopy --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
 # RUN: not llvm-objcopy --strip-debug 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NO-INPUT-FILES
 
 # RUN: llvm-strip -h | FileCheck --check-prefix=STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: llvm-strip --help | FileCheck --check-prefix=STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-strip 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-strip -- 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
-# RUN: not llvm-strip -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
-# RUN: not llvm-strip --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-strip -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-SHORT %s
+# RUN: not llvm-strip --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
 # RUN: not llvm-strip --strip-debug 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NO-INPUT-FILES
 
 # RUN: llvm-install-name-tool -h | FileCheck --check-prefix=INSTALL-NAME-TOOL-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: llvm-install-name-tool --help | FileCheck --check-prefix=INSTALL-NAME-TOOL-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=INSTALL-NAME-TOOL-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
-# RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
-# RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
 # RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool -add_rpath @executable 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NO-INPUT-FILES
 # RUN: not llvm-install-name-tool -add_rpath @executable f1 f2 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MULTIPLE-INPUT-FILES
 
 # RUN: llvm-bitcode-strip -h | FileCheck --check-prefix=BITCODE-STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: llvm-bitcode-strip --help | FileCheck --check-prefix=BITCODE-STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
 # RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=BITCODE-STRIP-USAGE %s --match-full-lines
-# RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
-# RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip -abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
+# RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip --abcabc 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG %s
 # RUN: not llvm-bitcode-strip f1 f2 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MULTIPLE-INPUT-FILES
 
 # OBJCOPY-USAGE:  USAGE: llvm-objcopy [options] input [output]
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 # BITCODE-STRIP-USAGE: USAGE: llvm-bitcode-strip [options] input
 # BITCODE-STRIP-USAGE: Pass @FILE as argument to read options from FILE.
 
-# UNKNOWN-ARG:    unknown argument '{{-+}}abcabc'
+# UNKNOWN-ARG-SHORT: unknown argument '-a'
+# UNKNOWN-ARG-LONG: unknown argument '{{-+}}abcabc'
 # NO-INPUT-FILES: no input file specified
 # MULTIPLE-INPUT-FILES: expects a single input file
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-symbolizer/unknown-argument.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-symbolizer/unknown-argument.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-symbolizer/unknown-argument.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-symbolizer/unknown-argument.test
@@ -10,3 +10,20 @@
 # RUN: not llvm-symbolizer -e 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MISSING
 
 # MISSING: error: -e: missing argument
+
+# RUN: not llvm-symbolizer -bi=0 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=BADVAL
+
+# BADVAL: error: unknown argument '-b'
+# BADVAL: error: unknown argument '-i=0'
+
+# RUN: not llvm-symbolizer -bi= 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MISSINGVAL
+
+# MISSINGVAL: error: unknown argument '-b'
+# MISSINGVAL: error: unknown argument '-i='
+
+# RUN: not llvm-symbolizer -abcp -abcp 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MULTIPLE
+
+# MULTIPLE: error: unknown argument '-b'
+# MULTIPLE: error: unknown argument '-c'
+# MULTIPLE: error: unknown argument '-b'
+# MULTIPLE: error: unknown argument '-c'