diff --git a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
index f9d888f..a5a2454 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     .addArg("nexthop", ArgValueType::FACE_ID_OR_URI, Required::NO, Positional::YES)
     .addArg("origin", ArgValueType::ROUTE_ORIGIN, Required::NO, Positional::NO);
   parser.addCommand(defRouteList, &RibModule::list);
+  parser.addAlias("route", "list", "");
 
   CommandDefinition defRouteShow("route", "show");
   defRouteShow