diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/ls.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/ls.cpp
index be1b551cb5..99fa387479 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/ls.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/ls.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     args_parser.set_general_help("List files in a directory.");
     args_parser.add_option(flag_show_dotfiles, "Show dotfiles", "all", 'a');
     args_parser.add_option(flag_show_almost_all_dotfiles, "Do not list implied . and .. directories", nullptr, 'A');
-    args_parser.add_option(flag_ignore_backups, "Do not list implied entries ending with ~", "--ignore-backups", 'B');
+    args_parser.add_option(flag_ignore_backups, "Do not list implied entries ending with ~", "ignore-backups", 'B');
     args_parser.add_option(flag_list_directories_only, "List directories themselves, not their contents", "directory", 'd');
     args_parser.add_option(flag_long, "Display long info", "long", 'l');
     args_parser.add_option(flag_sort_by_timestamp, "Sort files by timestamp", nullptr, 't');