diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/clusterdeployer/bootstrap/minikube/minikube.go b/cmd/clusterctl/clusterdeployer/bootstrap/minikube/minikube.go
index 272bb939ec97..bb9044a10d9e 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/clusterdeployer/bootstrap/minikube/minikube.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/clusterdeployer/bootstrap/minikube/minikube.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func WithOptionsAndKubeConfigPath(options []string, kubeconfigpath string) *Mini
 		}
 		return true
 	}() {
-		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf("p=%s", minikubeClusterName))
+		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf("profile=%s", minikubeClusterName))
 	}
 
 	return &Minikube{