diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d29c3ceb15..56a77a3f87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ If you fork the project on GitHub, you can run your fork's [build workflow](.git
                                     that do not support RFC 5746 secure
                                     renegotiation
     --no-check-certificates         Suppress HTTPS certificate validation
-    --no-check-proxy-certificates   Suppress HTTPS Proxy certificate validation
+    --proxy-no-check-certificates   Suppress HTTPS Proxy certificate validation
     --prefer-insecure               Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve
                                     information about the video (Currently
                                     supported only for YouTube)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 37117a100f..f77a8621e7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ def create_parser():
         action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
         help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation')
     workarounds.add_option(
-        '--no-check-proxy-certificates',
+        '--proxy-no-check-certificates',
         action='store_true', dest='proxy_no_check_certificate', default=False,
         help='Suppress HTTPS Proxy certificate validation')
     workarounds.add_option(