diff --git a/pkg/options/options.go b/pkg/options/options.go
index b282fb60..e8edeeb4 100644
--- a/pkg/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/options/options.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (o *Options) AddFlags() {
 	o.flags.StringVar(&o.Host, "host", "0.0.0.0", `Host to expose metrics on.`)
 	o.flags.IntVar(&o.TelemetryPort, "telemetry-port", 8081, `Port to expose kube-state-metrics self metrics on.`)
 	o.flags.StringVar(&o.TelemetryHost, "telemetry-host", "0.0.0.0", `Host to expose kube-state-metrics self metrics on.`)
-	o.flags.Var(&o.Resources, "Resources", fmt.Sprintf("Comma-separated list of Resources to be enabled. Defaults to %q", &DefaultResources))
+	o.flags.Var(&o.Resources, "resources", fmt.Sprintf("Comma-separated list of Resources to be enabled. Defaults to %q", &DefaultResources))
 	o.flags.Var(&o.Namespaces, "namespace", fmt.Sprintf("Comma-separated list of namespaces to be enabled. Defaults to %q", &DefaultNamespaces))
 	o.flags.Var(&o.MetricAllowlist, "metric-allowlist", "Comma-separated list of metrics to be exposed. This list comprises of exact metric names and/or regex patterns. The allowlist and denylist are mutually exclusive.")
 	o.flags.Var(&o.MetricDenylist, "metric-denylist", "Comma-separated list of metrics not to be enabled. This list comprises of exact metric names and/or regex patterns. The allowlist and denylist are mutually exclusive.")