diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index 084f75ef20c..298cb7a6707 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Usage: "halt the process after importing chain from file",
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:  "lite",
-			Usage: "start lotus in lite mode",
+			Name:   "lite",
+			Usage:  "start lotus in lite mode",
+			Hidden: true,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "pprof",