diff --git a/docs/docs/scanner/vulnerability.md b/docs/docs/scanner/vulnerability.md
index 55403dda2207..ef233b4db4da 100644
--- a/docs/docs/scanner/vulnerability.md
+++ b/docs/docs/scanner/vulnerability.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Other common options are documented [here](../configuration/index.md).
 
 ### Enabling a subset of package types
 It's possible to only enable certain package types if you prefer.
-You can do so by passing the `--vuln-type` option.
+You can do so by passing the `--pkg-types` option.
 This flag takes a comma-separated list of package types.
 
 Available values:
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Available values:
     - Scan language-specific packages (e.g. packages installed by `pip`, `npm`, or `gem`).
 
 ```bash
-$ trivy image --vuln-type os ruby:2.4.0
+$ trivy image --pkg-types os ruby:2.4.0
 ```