diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/InputOption.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/InputOption.php
index 1d8dbca310212..99807f59e6bac 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/InputOption.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/InputOption.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function __construct(string $name, $shortcut = null, ?int $mode = null, s
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('An option name cannot be empty.');
         }
 
-        if ('' === $shortcut || [] === $shortcut) {
+        if ('' === $shortcut || [] === $shortcut || false === $shortcut) {
             $shortcut = null;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/InputOptionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/InputOptionTest.php
index 55a840ac7c7a8..83b295fccfcf4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/InputOptionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/InputOptionTest.php
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public function testShortcut()
         $this->assertEquals('0|z', $option->getShortcut(), '-0 is an acceptable shortcut value when embedded in an array');
         $option = new InputOption('foo', '0|z');
         $this->assertEquals('0|z', $option->getShortcut(), '-0 is an acceptable shortcut value when embedded in a string-list');
+        $option = new InputOption('foo', false);
+        $this->assertNull($option->getShortcut(), '__construct() makes the shortcut null when given a false as value');
     }
 
     public function testModes()