diff --git a/cmd/argocd/commands/repo.go b/cmd/argocd/commands/repo.go
index 445f48b8cd..79d2add550 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd/commands/repo.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd/commands/repo.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func NewRepoAddCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&sshPrivateKeyPath, "ssh-private-key-path", "", "path to the private ssh key (e.g. ~/.ssh/id_rsa)")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&tlsClientCertPath, "tls-client-cert-path", "", "path to the TLS client cert (must be PEM format)")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&tlsClientCertKeyPath, "tls-client-cert-key-path", "", "path to the TLS client cert's key path (must be PEM format)")
-	command.Flags().BoolVar(&insecureIgnoreHostKey, "insecure-ignore-host-key", false, "disables SSH strict host key checking (deprecated, use --insecure-skip-server-validation instead)")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&insecureIgnoreHostKey, "insecure-ignore-host-key", false, "disables SSH strict host key checking (deprecated, use --insecure-skip-server-verification instead)")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&insecureSkipServerVerification, "insecure-skip-server-verification", false, "disables server certificate and host key checks")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&enableLfs, "enable-lfs", false, "enable git-lfs (Large File Support) on this repository")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&upsert, "upsert", false, "Override an existing repository with the same name even if the spec differs")