diff --git a/cmd/tools/vcomplete.v b/cmd/tools/vcomplete.v
index 021b4ed67e..3e8b7cb124 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vcomplete.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vcomplete.v
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const (
 		'-parallel',
 		'-x64',
 		'-W',
-		'-reuse-tmpc',
+		'-keepc',
 		'-w',
 		'-print_v_files',
 		'-error-limit',
diff --git a/cmd/v/help/build-c.txt b/cmd/v/help/build-c.txt
index 0cebb698c2..e14366cd84 100644
--- a/cmd/v/help/build-c.txt
+++ b/cmd/v/help/build-c.txt
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ These build flags are enabled on `build` and `run` as long as the backend is set
       Useful for similar use-case as above option, except it replaces V-generated prelude with
       your custom one loaded from specified <path>.
 
-   -reuse-tmpc
+   -keepc
       Do not remove the temporary .tmp.c and .tmp.c.rsp files. Also do not use a random prefix for them, so they would be fixed and predictable.
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
index d2386e2d60..02288e3c3c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ pub fn parse_args(args []string) (&Preferences, string) {
 			'-W' {
 				res.warns_are_errors = true
 			}
-			'-reuse-tmpc' {
+			'-keepc' {
 				res.reuse_tmpc = true
 			}
 			'-w' {