diff --git a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
index 82d00b01..1f280260 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/apply/apply.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.OpenAPIPatch, "openapi-patch", o.OpenAPIPatch, "If true, use openapi to calculate diff when the openapi presents and the resource can be found in the openapi spec. Otherwise, fall back to use baked-in types.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("server-dry-run", false, "If true, request will be sent to server with dry-run flag, which means the modifications won't be persisted.")
 	cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("server-dry-run", "--server-dry-run is deprecated and can be replaced with --dry-run=server.")
+	cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("server-dry-run")
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddServerSideApplyFlags(cmd)