diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteServerCapabilities.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteServerCapabilities.java
index 1d151ddd6f250c..f261635378d38c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteServerCapabilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/RemoteServerCapabilities.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public static ClientServerCompatibilityStatus checkClientServerCompatibility(
       if (remoteOptions.cacheByteStreamCompression
           && !cacheCap.getSupportedCompressorsList().contains(Compressor.Value.ZSTD)) {
         result.addError(
-            "--experimental_cache_bytestream_compression requested but remote does not support compression");
+            "--experimental_remote_cache_compression requested but remote does not support compression");
       }
 
       // Check result cache priority is in the supported range.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
index f240a5c8ea47cc..6d916c9d7c6008 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public String getTypeDescription() {
   public boolean incompatibleRemoteSymlinks;
 
   @Option(
-      name = "experimental_cache_bytestream_compression",
+      name = "experimental_remote_cache_compression",
       defaultValue = "false",
       documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.REMOTE,
       effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},