diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0987d93..af69282 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Import: fetch atuin history in UTC instead of the local timezone.
 - Bash/Zsh: fix `z` failing on Cygwin/MSYS2 due to `cygpath` being passed a bad string.
 - Nushell: `z` now handles relative paths through symlinked directories.
+- POSIX: fix `z` failing to enter directories whose names start with `-`.
 
 ## [0.10.0] - 2026-07-04
 
diff --git a/templates/posix.txt b/templates/posix.txt
index d0e917c..6d86f08 100644
--- a/templates/posix.txt
+++ b/templates/posix.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ __zoxide_pwd() {
 # cd + custom logic based on the value of _ZO_ECHO.
 __zoxide_cd() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2164
-    \command cd "$@" {%- if echo %} && __zoxide_pwd {%- endif %}
+    \command cd -- "$@" {%- if echo %} && __zoxide_pwd {%- endif %}
 }
 
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