diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 7c3e0c3c..94dbfe2c 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl App {
             output_components,
             syntax_mapping,
             pager: self.matches.value_of("pager"),
-            italics: match self.matches.value_of("enable-italics") {
+            italics: match self.matches.value_of("italic-text") {
                 Some("always") => true,
                 _ => false
             },
diff --git a/src/clap_app.rs b/src/clap_app.rs
index 89b799f8..c3c8d97b 100644
--- a/src/clap_app.rs
+++ b/src/clap_app.rs
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ pub fn build_app(interactive_output: bool) -> ClapApp<'static, 'static> {
                 .help("Show path to the configuration file."),
         )
         .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("enable-italics")
-                .long("enable-italics")
+            Arg::with_name("italic-text")
+                .long("italic-text")
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .multiple(false)
                 .value_name("always|*never*")