diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index 9559ed55b3c..180d9427c66 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@ Disable with --skip-ndbcluster (will save memory).",
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_optimized_node_selection,
    (gptr*) &opt_ndb_optimized_node_selection,
    0, GET_BOOL, OPT_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
-  { "ndb_cache_check_time", OPT_NDB_CACHE_CHECK_TIME,
+  { "ndb-cache-check-time", OPT_NDB_CACHE_CHECK_TIME,
     "A dedicated thread is created to update cached commit count value at the given interval.",
     (gptr*) &opt_ndb_cache_check_time, (gptr*) &opt_ndb_cache_check_time, 0, GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG,
     0, 0, LONG_TIMEOUT, 0, 1, 0},