diff --git a/doc/applications.md b/doc/applications.md
index 9ab09f960..3bfd54a2e 100644
--- a/doc/applications.md
+++ b/doc/applications.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Param    | Long Param             | Type     | Default                | Descript
 -W       | --pci-whitelist        | B:D:F    |                        | @ref cmd_arg_pci_blacklist_whitelist.
 -R       | --huge-unlink          | flag     |                        | @ref cmd_arg_huge_unlink
 |        | --huge-dir             | string   | the first discovered   | allocate hugepages from a specific mount
--L       | --traceflag            | string   |                        | @ref cmd_arg_debug_log_flags
+-L       | --logflag              | string   |                        | @ref cmd_arg_debug_log_flags
 
 
 ### Configuration file {#cmd_arg_config_file}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ process as soon as they're created, but is not compatible with `--shm-id`.
 ### Debug log {#cmd_arg_debug_log_flags}
 
 Enable a specific debug log type. This option can be used more than once. A list of
-all available types is provided in the `--help` output, with `--traceflag all`
+all available types is provided in the `--help` output, with `--logflag all`
 enabling all of them. Debug logs are only available in debug builds of SPDK.
 
 ## CPU mask {#cpu_mask}
diff --git a/lib/event/app.c b/lib/event/app.c
index feda6f392..ca392cb56 100644
--- a/lib/event/app.c
+++ b/lib/event/app.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ static const struct option g_cmdline_options[] = {
 	{"no-pci",			no_argument,		NULL, NO_PCI_OPT_IDX},
 #define PCI_BLACKLIST_OPT_IDX	'B'
 	{"pci-blacklist",		required_argument,	NULL, PCI_BLACKLIST_OPT_IDX},
-#define TRACEFLAG_OPT_IDX	'L'
-	{"traceflag",			required_argument,	NULL, TRACEFLAG_OPT_IDX},
+#define LOGFLAG_OPT_IDX	'L'
+	{"logflag",			required_argument,	NULL, LOGFLAG_OPT_IDX},
 #define HUGE_UNLINK_OPT_IDX	'R'
 	{"huge-unlink",			no_argument,		NULL, HUGE_UNLINK_OPT_IDX},
 #define PCI_WHITELIST_OPT_IDX	'W'
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ spdk_app_parse_args(int argc, char **argv, struct spdk_app_opts *opts,
 				goto out;
 			}
 			break;
-		case TRACEFLAG_OPT_IDX:
+		case LOGFLAG_OPT_IDX:
 #ifndef DEBUG
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s must be built with CONFIG_DEBUG=y for -L flag\n",
 				argv[0]);
diff --git a/lib/log/log_flags.c b/lib/log/log_flags.c
index edaca8283..d83722d27 100644
--- a/lib/log/log_flags.c
+++ b/lib/log/log_flags.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ spdk_log_usage(FILE *f, const char *log_arg)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	struct spdk_log_flag *flag;
-	fprintf(f, " %s, --traceflag <flag>    enable debug log flag (all", log_arg);
+	fprintf(f, " %s, --logflag <flag>    enable debug log flag (all", log_arg);
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(flag, &g_log_flags, tailq) {
 		fprintf(f, ", %s", flag->name);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ spdk_log_usage(FILE *f, const char *log_arg)
 
 	fprintf(f, ")\n");
 #else
-	fprintf(f, " %s, --traceflag <flag>    enable debug log flag (not supported"
+	fprintf(f, " %s, --logflag <flag>    enable debug log flag (not supported"
 		" - must rebuild with --enable-debug)\n", log_arg);
 #endif
 }