diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4024286..82e015a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 
 ```
 $ cabal-add --help
-Usage: cabal-add [-f|--cabal-file FILE] [-c|--component ARG] DEP
+Usage: cabal-add [-f|--cabal-file FILE] ARGS
 
   Extend build-depends from the command line
 
 Available options:
   -f,--cabal-file FILE     Cabal file to edit in place (tries to detect Cabal
                            file in current folder if omitted).
-  -c,--component ARG       Package component to update (the main library, if
-                           omitted). Wildcards such as 'exe', 'test' or 'bench'
-                           are supported.
-  DEP                      Package(s) to add to build-depends section. Version
-                           bounds can be provided as well, use quotes to escape
-                           comparisons from your shell. E. g., 'foo < 0.2'.
+  ARGS                     Optional package component (wildcards such as 'exe',
+                           'test' or 'bench' are supported) to update, followed
+                           by a non-empty list of package(s) to add to
+                           'build-depends' section. Version bounds can be
+                           provided as well, use quotes to escape comparisons
+                           from your shell. E. g., 'foo < 0.2'.
 ```
 
 `cabal-add` does not have limitations of
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 0ace4b3..bbd32ee 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ import System.Exit (die)
 
 data RawConfig = RawConfig
   { rcnfMCabalFile :: !(Maybe FilePath)
-  , rcnfComponent :: !(Maybe String)
-  , rcnfDependencies :: !(NonEmpty String)
+  , rcnfArgs :: !(NonEmpty String)
   }
   deriving (Show)
 
@@ -53,18 +52,11 @@ parseRawConfig = do
           <> short 'f'
           <> metavar "FILE"
           <> help "Cabal file to edit in place (tries to detect Cabal file in current folder if omitted)."
-  rcnfComponent <-
-    optional $
-      strOption $
-        long "component"
-          <> short 'c'
-          <> metavar "ARG"
-          <> help "Package component to update (the main library, if omitted). Wildcards such as 'exe', 'test' or 'bench' are supported."
-  rcnfDependencies <-
+  rcnfArgs <-
     some1 $
       strArgument $
-        metavar "DEP"
-          <> help "Package(s) to add to build-depends section. Version bounds can be provided as well, use quotes to escape comparisons from your shell. E. g., 'foo < 0.2'."
+        metavar "ARGS"
+          <> help "Optional package component (wildcards such as 'exe', 'test' or 'bench' are supported) to update, followed by a non-empty list of package(s) to add to 'build-depends' section. Version bounds can be provided as well, use quotes to escape comparisons from your shell. E. g., 'foo < 0.2'."
   pure RawConfig {..}
 
 resolveCabalFileInCurrentFolder :: IO (Either String FilePath)
@@ -116,8 +108,13 @@ main = do
   let inputs = do
         (fields, packDescr) <- parseCabalFile cabalFile cnfOrigContents
         let specVer = specVersion $ packageDescription packDescr
-        cmp <- resolveComponent cabalFile (fields, packDescr) rcnfComponent
-        deps <- traverse (validateDependency specVer) rcnfDependencies
+            mkCmp = resolveComponent cabalFile (fields, packDescr)
+            mkDeps = traverse (validateDependency specVer)
+        (cmp, deps) <- case rcnfArgs of
+          x :| (y : ys)
+            | Right c <- mkCmp (Just x) ->
+                (c,) <$> mkDeps (y :| ys)
+          _ -> (,) <$> mkCmp Nothing <*> mkDeps rcnfArgs
         pure (fields, packDescr, cmp, deps)
 
   (cnfFields, origPackDescr, cnfComponent, cnfDependencies) <- case inputs of
diff --git a/tests/Main.hs b/tests/Main.hs
index f705d14..eff9af8 100644
--- a/tests/Main.hs
+++ b/tests/Main.hs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ caseSublibraryTarget2 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "sublibrary target 2"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ caseExecutableTarget1 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "executable target 1"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "exe", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["exe", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ caseExecutableTarget2 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "executable target 2"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ caseExecutableTarget3 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "executable target 3"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ caseExecutableTarget4 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "executable target 4"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ caseTestTarget1 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "test target 1"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ caseTestTarget2 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "test target 2"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "test:baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["test:baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ caseCommonStanzaTarget1 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "common stanza as a target 1"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "foo", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["foo", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ caseCommonStanzaTarget2 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "common stanza as a target 2"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "foo", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["foo", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ caseTwoSpacesInStanza =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "two spaces in stanza"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ caseTitleCaseStanza2 =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "title case in stanza 2"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ caseTitleCaseBuildDepends =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "title case in build-depends"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ caseSharedComponentPrefixes =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "shared component prefixes"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["baz", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           [s|
 name:          dummy
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ windowsLineEndings =
   mkTest $
     CabalAddTest
       { catName = "Windows line endings"
-      , catArgs = ["-c", "exe", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
+      , catArgs = ["exe", "foo < 1 && >0.7", "quux < 1"]
       , catInput =
           convertToWindowsLineEndings
             [s|