diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cc73604ce..2984aa81f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ New in spot 2.3.2.dev (not yet released)
   - In autfilt, the options --sum(--sum-or) and --sum-and are
     implemented.
 
+  - genltl learned --spec-patterns as an alias for --dac-patterns
+
   Library:
 
   - spot::sum() and spot::sum_and() implements the union and the
diff --git a/bin/genltl.cc b/bin/genltl.cc
index 4c1fc995c..b517e4c3d 100644
--- a/bin/genltl.cc
+++ b/bin/genltl.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static const argp_option options[] =
     { "dac-patterns", OPT_DAC_PATTERNS, "RANGE", OPTION_ARG_OPTIONAL,
       "Dwyer et al. [FMSP'98] Spec. Patterns for LTL "
       "(range should be included in 1..55)", 0 },
+    OPT_ALIAS(spec-patterns),
     { "eh-patterns", OPT_EH_PATTERNS, "RANGE", OPTION_ARG_OPTIONAL,
       "Etessami and Holzmann [Concur'00] patterns "
       "(range should be included in 1..12)", 0 },