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diff --git a/aft.c b/aft.c
index c4558f20..cfb1f697 100644
--- a/aft.c
+++ b/aft.c
@@ -1439,18 +1439,26 @@ int com_ls(struct command_context *cc)
 			i++;
 			break;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Compatibility: Prior to 0.5.5 it was necessary to specify
+		 * the listing mode without the '=' character as in -lv, for
+		 * example. Now the variant with '=' is preferred and
+		 * documented but we still accept the old way to specify the
+		 * listing mode.
+		 *
+		 * Support for the legacy syntax can be dropped at 0.6.0
+		 * or later.
+		 */
 		if (!strncmp(arg, "-l", 2)) {
-			if (!*(arg + 2)) {
-				mode = LS_MODE_LONG;
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (*(arg + 3))
-				return -E_AFT_SYNTAX;
-			switch(*(arg + 2)) {
+			arg += 2;
+			if (*arg == '=')
+				arg++;
+			switch (*arg) {
 			case 's':
 				mode = LS_MODE_SHORT;
 				continue;
 			case 'l':
+			case '\0':
 				mode = LS_MODE_LONG;
 				continue;
 			case 'v':
@@ -1485,10 +1493,12 @@ int com_ls(struct command_context *cc)
 			flags |= LS_FLAG_UNIXDATE;
 			continue;
 		}
+		/* The compatibility remark above applies also to -s. */
 		if (!strncmp(arg, "-s", 2)) {
-			if (!*(arg + 2) || *(arg + 3))
-				return -E_AFT_SYNTAX;
-			switch(*(arg + 2)) {
+			arg += 2;
+			if (*arg == '=')
+				arg++;
+			switch (*arg) {
 			case 'p':
 				sort = LS_SORT_BY_PATH;
 				continue;