diff --git a/pkg/interp/args.jq b/pkg/interp/args.jq
index 8710c7b5..35cfbef2 100644
--- a/pkg/interp/args.jq
+++ b/pkg/interp/args.jq
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ def args_parse($args; $opts):
     ( $opts
     | to_entries
     | map(
-        ( ({(.value.short): .key}? // {})
-        + ({(.value.long): .key}? // {})
+        ( . as $opt
+        | [.value.short // empty] +
+          [.value.long // empty] +
+          (.value.aliases // [])
+        | map({key: ., value: $opt.key})
+        | from_entries
         )
       )
     | add
diff --git a/pkg/interp/interp.jq b/pkg/interp/interp.jq
index 06bd8a7f..3124e9a9 100644
--- a/pkg/interp/interp.jq
+++ b/pkg/interp/interp.jq
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ def _main:
       "null_output": {
         short: "-0",
         long: "--null-output",
+        # for jq compatibility
+        aliases: ["--nul-output"],
         description: "Null byte between outputs",
         bool: true
       },
diff --git a/pkg/interp/testdata/output.fqtest b/pkg/interp/testdata/output.fqtest
index 55c04bb1..f54e820f 100644
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