diff --git a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
index 46084ba9e..9928271e7 100644
--- a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .short('p')
                 .long(options::PARENTS)
                 .help("make parent directories as needed")
+                .overrides_with(options::PARENTS)
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
         .arg(