diff --git a/pkg/server/options/etcd.go b/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
index 7c2a08ba0..7db2cad8b 100644
--- a/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/server/options/etcd.go
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func (s *EtcdOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 
 	fs.StringVar(&s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath, "experimental-encryption-provider-config", s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath,
 		"The file containing configuration for encryption providers to be used for storing secrets in etcd")
+	fs.MarkDeprecated("experimental-encryption-provider-config", "use --encryption-provider-config.")
+
+	fs.StringVar(&s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath, "encryption-provider-config", s.EncryptionProviderConfigFilepath,
+		"The file containing configuration for encryption providers to be used for storing secrets in etcd")
 
 	fs.DurationVar(&s.StorageConfig.CompactionInterval, "etcd-compaction-interval", s.StorageConfig.CompactionInterval,
 		"The interval of compaction requests. If 0, the compaction request from apiserver is disabled.")