diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
index e8d537e9c5..4fd0fadabc 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func init() {
 	stopCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stopAll, "all", false, "Set flag to stop all profiles (clusters)")
 	stopCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&keepActive, "keep-context-active", false, "keep the kube-context active after cluster is stopped. Defaults to false.")
 	stopCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&scheduledStopDuration, "schedule", 0*time.Second, "Set flag to stop cluster after a set amount of time (e.g. --schedule=5m)")
-	stopCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cancelScheduledStop, "cancel-scheduled-stop", false, "cancel any existing scheduled stop requests")
+	stopCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cancelScheduledStop, "cancel-scheduled", false, "cancel any existing scheduled stop requests")
 
 	if err := stopCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("schedule"); err != nil {
 		klog.Info("unable to mark --schedule flag as hidden")
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
index d5a2c19563..8b96e3de89 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ minikube stop [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --all                     Set flag to stop all profiles (clusters)
-      --cancel-scheduled-stop   cancel any existing scheduled stop requests
-      --keep-context-active     keep the kube-context active after cluster is stopped. Defaults to false.
-  -o, --output string           Format to print stdout in. Options include: [text,json] (default "text")
+      --all                   Set flag to stop all profiles (clusters)
+      --cancel-scheduled      cancel any existing scheduled stop requests
+      --keep-context-active   keep the kube-context active after cluster is stopped. Defaults to false.
+  -o, --output string         Format to print stdout in. Options include: [text,json] (default "text")
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go b/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
index 597f9a2200..508a385999 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduled_stop_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestScheduledStopUnix(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// cancel the shutdown and make sure minikube is still running after 8 seconds
 	// sleep 12 just to be safe
-	stopMinikube(ctx, t, profile, []string{"--cancel-scheduled-stop"})
+	stopMinikube(ctx, t, profile, []string{"--cancel-scheduled"})
 	time.Sleep(12 * time.Second)
 	ensureMinikubeStatus(ctx, t, profile, state.Running.String())