diff --git a/ledger/cmd/root.go b/ledger/cmd/root.go
index df2d8d4f..92e73ddf 100644
--- a/ledger/cmd/root.go
+++ b/ledger/cmd/root.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func init() {
 	ledgerFilePath = os.Getenv("LEDGER_FILE")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&ledgerFilePath, "file", "f", ledgerFilePath, "ledger file (default is $LEDGER_FILE)")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cpuprofile, "profile", "", "", "write profile to `file`")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cpuprofile, "prof", "", "", "write cpu profile to `file`")
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
diff --git a/ledger/genprofile.bash b/ledger/genprofile.bash
index 7b0aeb1a..779920d8 100755
--- a/ledger/genprofile.bash
+++ b/ledger/genprofile.bash
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-./ledger --profile "bal.pprof" bal > /dev/null
-./ledger --profile "reg.pprof" reg > /dev/null
-./ledger --profile "print.pprof" print > /dev/null
-./ledger --profile "stats.pprof" stats > /dev/null
+./ledger --prof "bal.pprof" bal > /dev/null
+./ledger --prof "reg.pprof" reg > /dev/null
+./ledger --prof "print.pprof" print > /dev/null
+./ledger --prof "stats.pprof" stats > /dev/null
 
 rm default.pgo