diff --git a/man/systemd-cgls.xml b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
index 5280992c8c..60cf6fa41a 100644
--- a/man/systemd-cgls.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
@@ -114,22 +114,23 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--xattr[=BOOL]</option></term>
         <term><option>-x</option></term>
-        <term><option>--xattr=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include information about extended attributes of the listed
-        control groups in the output. With the long option, expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.
+        control groups in the output. With the long option only, optionally accepts a boolean value. Defaults
+        to no.
         </para>
 
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v250"/></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term><option>--cgroup-id[=BOOL]</option></term>
         <term><option>-c</option></term>
-        <term><option>--cgroup-id=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include the numeric ID of the listed control groups in the
-        output. With the long option, expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para>
+        output. With the long option only, optionally accepts a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para>
 
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v250"/></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/cgls/cgls.c b/src/cgls/cgls.c
index 1c43543a90..60d8e77012 100644
--- a/src/cgls/cgls.c
+++ b/src/cgls/cgls.c
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                 return log_oom();
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_FULL(OPTION_OPTIONAL_ARG, 'x', "xattr", "BOOL",
-                            "Show cgroup extended attributes"):
+                OPTION_LONG_FLAGS(OPTION_OPTIONAL_ARG, "xattr", "BOOL",
+                                  "Show cgroup extended attributes"): {}
+                OPTION_SHORT('x', NULL, "Same as --xattr=true"):
                         if (arg) {
                                 r = parse_boolean(arg);
                                 if (r < 0)
@@ -124,8 +125,9 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         SET_FLAG(arg_output_flags, OUTPUT_CGROUP_XATTRS, r);
                         break;
 
-                OPTION_FULL(OPTION_OPTIONAL_ARG, 'c', "cgroup-id", "BOOL",
-                            "Show cgroup ID"):
+                OPTION_LONG_FLAGS(OPTION_OPTIONAL_ARG, "cgroup-id", "BOOL",
+                                  "Show cgroup ID"): {}
+                OPTION_SHORT('c', NULL, "Same as --cgroup-id=true"):
                         if (arg) {
                                 r = parse_boolean(arg);
                                 if (r < 0)