diff --git a/src/complete.cpp b/src/complete.cpp
index 8b8d7f2d1..6ebdc268e 100644
--- a/src/complete.cpp
+++ b/src/complete.cpp
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ static wcstring completion2string(const complete_entry_opt_t &o, const wcstring
     } else if (o.result_mode.force_files) {
         append_switch(out, L"force-files");
     } else if (o.result_mode.requires_param) {
-        append_switch(out, L"requires-param");
+        append_switch(out, L"require-parameter");
     }
 
     if (is_path)
diff --git a/tests/checks/complete.fish b/tests/checks/complete.fish
index 5c808e752..79427331b 100644
--- a/tests/checks/complete.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/complete.fish
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ complete
 # CHECK: complete --force-files t -l fileoption
 # CHECK: complete --no-files t -a '(t)'
 # CHECK: complete -p '/complete test/beta1' -s Z -d 'desc, desc'
-# CHECK: complete --requires-param 'complete test beta2' -d desc\ \'\ desc2\ \[ -a 'foo bar'
+# CHECK: complete --require-parameter 'complete test beta2' -d desc\ \'\ desc2\ \[ -a 'foo bar'
 # CHECK: complete --exclusive complete_test_beta2 -o test -n false
 # CHECK: complete {{.*}}
 # CHECK: complete {{.*}}