diff --git a/kustomize/commands/localize/localize.go b/kustomize/commands/localize/localize.go
index b09fb5662be..a16e79b714a 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/localize/localize.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/localize/localize.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Cannot specify for remote targets, as scope is by default the containing repo.
 If not specified for local target, scope defaults to target.
 `)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&f.noVerify,
-		"noVerify",
+		"no-verify",
 		false,
 		`Does not verify that the outputs of kustomize build for target and newDir are the same after localization.
 		If not specified, noVerify defaults to false and will run kustomize build.