diff --git a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
index 8ad43b52cb..a60be447ed 100644
--- a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
+++ b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 	flags.StringVar(&gossipSecret, "gossip-secret", gossipSecret, "Secret to use to secure gossip")
 	flags.StringVar(&watchNamespace, "watch-namespace", "", "Limits the functionality for pods, services and ingress to specific namespace, by default all")
 	flag.IntVar(&route53.MaxBatchSize, "route53-batch-size", route53.MaxBatchSize, "Maximum number of operations performed per changeset batch")
-	flag.StringVar(&metricsListen, "metrics-listen-addr", "", "The address on which to listen for Prometheus metrics.")
+	flag.StringVar(&metricsListen, "metrics-listen", "", "The address on which to listen for Prometheus metrics.")
 
 	// Trick to avoid 'logging before flag.Parse' warning
 	flag.CommandLine.Parse([]string{})