diff --git a/Sources/XCTest/Private/ArgumentParser.swift b/Sources/XCTest/Private/ArgumentParser.swift
index d30f86fb..11b33db4 100644
--- a/Sources/XCTest/Private/ArgumentParser.swift
+++ b/Sources/XCTest/Private/ArgumentParser.swift
@@ -52,21 +52,31 @@ internal struct ArgumentParser {
 
     init(arguments: [String]) {
         self.arguments = arguments
-    }
-
-    var executionMode: ExecutionMode {
-        if arguments.count <= 1 {
-            return .run(selectedTestNames: nil)
-        } else if arguments[1] == "--list-tests" || arguments[1] == "-l" {
-            return .list(type: .humanReadable)
-        } else if arguments[1] == "--dump-tests-json" {
-            return .list(type: .json)
-        } else if arguments[1] == "--help" || arguments[1] == "-h" {
-            return .help(invalidOption: nil)
-        } else if let fst = arguments[1].first, fst == "-" {
-            return .help(invalidOption: arguments[1])
-        } else {
-            return .run(selectedTestNames: arguments[1].split(separator: ",").map(String.init))
+        var iterator = arguments.dropFirst().makeIterator()
+        while let argument = iterator.next() {
+            switch argument {
+            case "--list-tests", "-l":
+                executionMode = .list(type: .humanReadable)
+            case "--dump-tests-json":
+                executionMode = .list(type: .json)
+            case "--help", "-h":
+                executionMode = .help(invalidOption: nil)
+            case "--testing-library":
+                // Ignore this argument, it's already been handled by the main() that called into XCTMain().
+                _ = iterator.next() // skip value
+            case _ where argument.starts(with: "--testing-library="):
+                // Same as above, but in the form "--testing-library=xctest".
+                break
+            default:
+                if argument.first == "-" {
+                    executionMode = .help(invalidOption: argument)
+                } else {
+                    let testNames = argument.split(separator: ",").map(String.init)
+                    executionMode = .run(selectedTestNames: testNames)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
+
+    var executionMode: ExecutionMode = .run(selectedTestNames: nil)
 }