diff --git a/sea-orm-cli/src/cli.rs b/sea-orm-cli/src/cli.rs
index 4a918a62..5b302396 100644
--- a/sea-orm-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ pub enum MigrateSubcommands {
     Generate {
         #[clap(
             value_parser,
-            long,
             required = true,
+            takes_value = true,
             help = "Name of the new migration"
         )]
         migration_name: String,