diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/AclCommand.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/AclCommand.scala
index b697facfc6b5f..966c4beee0eba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/AclCommand.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/admin/AclCommand.scala
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ object AclCommand {
   }
 
   private def confirmAction(opts: AclCommandOptions, msg: String): Boolean = {
-    if (opts.options.has(opts.yesOpt))
+    if (opts.options.has(opts.forceOpt))
         return true
     println(msg)
     Console.readLine().equalsIgnoreCase("y")
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ object AclCommand {
 
     val helpOpt = parser.accepts("help", "Print usage information.")
 
-    val yesOpt = parser.accepts("yes", "Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt.")
+    val forceOpt = parser.accepts("force", "Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt.")
 
     val options = parser.parse(args: _*)
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/AclCommandTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/AclCommandTest.scala
index f2d963c2c9e4b..7ada48ebb8e3f 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/AclCommandTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/admin/AclCommandTest.scala
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class AclCommandTest extends ZooKeeperTestHarness with Logging {
 
   private def testRemove(resources: Set[Resource], resourceCmd: Array[String], args: Array[String], brokerProps: Properties) {
     for (resource <- resources) {
-        AclCommand.main(args ++ resourceCmd :+ "--remove" :+ "--yes")
+        AclCommand.main(args ++ resourceCmd :+ "--remove" :+ "--force")
         withAuthorizer(brokerProps) { authorizer =>
           TestUtils.waitAndVerifyAcls(Set.empty[Acl], authorizer, resource)
         }
diff --git a/docs/security.html b/docs/security.html
index e913ffa720220..7a1b333b724e5 100644
--- a/docs/security.html
+++ b/docs/security.html
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ <h4><a id="security_authz_cli" href="#security_authz_cli">Command Line Interface
         <td>Convenience</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-        <td>--yes</td>
+        <td>--force</td>
         <td> Convenience option to assume yes to all queries and do not prompt.</td>
         <td></td>
         <td>Convenience</td>