diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 61e0989b5a..82a6938620 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 		    "setup as shared repository"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "recursive", &option_recursive,
 		    "initialize submodules in the clone"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "recurse_submodules", &option_recursive,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "recurse-submodules", &option_recursive,
 		    "initialize submodules in the clone"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "template", &option_template, "path",
 		   "path the template repository"),