diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 88d416bee6..de93d0bd1c 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -2076,8 +2076,8 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
         if (self.link_eh_frame_hdr) {
             try zig_args.append("--eh-frame-hdr");
         }
-        if(self.link_emit_relocs){
-            try zig_args.append("-emit-relocs");
+        if(self.link_emit_relocs) {
+            try zig_args.append("--emit-relocs");
         }
         if (self.link_function_sections) {
             try zig_args.append("-ffunction-sections");
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index aab7758505..8e7a02114e 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     }
     
     if (self.base.options.emit_relocs) {
-        try argv.append("-emit-relocs");
+        try argv.append("--emit-relocs");
     }
 
     if (self.base.options.rdynamic) {
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index d365698d11..d8ca5fe640 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const usage_build_generic =
     \\  -rdynamic                      Add all symbols to the dynamic symbol table
     \\  -rpath [path]                  Add directory to the runtime library search path
     \\  --eh-frame-hdr                 Enable C++ exception handling by passing --eh-frame-hdr to linker
-    \\  -emit-relocs                   Enable output of relocation sections for post build tools
+    \\  --emit-relocs                   Enable output of relocation sections for post build tools
     \\  -dynamic                       Force output to be dynamically linked
     \\  -static                        Force output to be statically linked
     \\  -Bsymbolic                     Bind global references locally