diff --git a/cmd/snapctl/flags.go b/cmd/snapctl/flags.go
index b164eef2e..9bbb4241b 100644
--- a/cmd/snapctl/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/snapctl/flags.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var (
 
 	// general
 	flVerbose = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "verbose, v",
+		Name:  "verbose",
 		Usage: "Verbose output",
 	}
 )