diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
index bc2e2d6b51..b1621bf5e0 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/stop.go
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ func init() {
 	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", false, "cancel any existing scheduled stop requests")
-
-	if err := stopCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("schedule"); err != nil {
-		klog.Info("unable to mark --schedule flag as hidden")
-	}
 	stopCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputFormat, "output", "o", "text", "Format to print stdout in. Options include: [text,json]")
 
 	if err := viper.GetViper().BindPFlags(stopCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
index 34db14a875..ea09dd7794 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/stop.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ minikube stop [flags]
       --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")
+      --schedule duration     Set flag to stop cluster after a set amount of time (e.g. --schedule=5m)
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands