diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/CompilerCommand.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/CompilerCommand.scala
index c2301a3aa252..3b8f61427e15 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/CompilerCommand.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/CompilerCommand.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Properties._
 object CompilerCommand extends DotClass {
 
   /** The name of the command */
-  def cmdName = "scalac"
+  def cmdName = "dotc"
 
   private def explainAdvanced = """
     |-- Notes on option parsing --