diff --git a/man/remote-viewer.pod b/man/remote-viewer.pod
index c25b70e..914e0e5 100644
--- a/man/remote-viewer.pod
+++ b/man/remote-viewer.pod
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ can be disabled by the C<--auto-resize> arguemnt.
 To specify which client monitors are used in fullscreen mode, see the
 CONFIGURATION section below.
 
-=item -r <always|never>, --auto-resize <always|never>
+=item --auto-resize <always|never>
 
 Controls whether it is permitted to attempt to resize the remote framebuffer
 to match the local window size. This currently defaults to on, but note that
diff --git a/man/virt-viewer.pod b/man/virt-viewer.pod
index f766c88..2610065 100644
--- a/man/virt-viewer.pod
+++ b/man/virt-viewer.pod
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ necessary. This is currently implemented by the Spice backend only.
 To specify which client monitors are used in fullscreen mode, see the
 CONFIGURATION section below.
 
-=item -r <always|never>, --auto-resize <always|never>
+=item --auto-resize <always|never>
 
 Controls whether it is permitted to attempt to resize the remote framebuffer
 to match the local window size. This currently defaults to on, but note that
diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-app.c b/src/virt-viewer-app.c
index e834a3e..f832664 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-app.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-app.c
@@ -3559,7 +3559,7 @@ virt_viewer_app_add_option_entries(G_GNUC_UNUSED VirtViewerApp *self,
           N_("Open in full screen mode (adjusts guest resolution to fit the client)"), NULL },
         { "hotkeys", 'H', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_hotkeys,
           N_("Customise hotkeys"), NULL },
-        { "auto-resize", 'r', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_resize,
+        { "auto-resize", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_resize,
           N_("Automatically resize remote framebuffer"), N_("<never|always>") },
         { "keymap", 'K', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_keymap,
           N_("Remap keys format key=keymod+key e.g. F1=SHIFT+CTRL+F1,1=SHIFT+F1,ALT_L=Void"), NULL },