diff --git a/docs/fs.md b/docs/fs.md
index fc35ec9fd..86b3c63c8 100644
--- a/docs/fs.md
+++ b/docs/fs.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _Run virtiofsd_
 ```bash
 ./virtiofsd \
     -d \
-    -o vhost_user_socket=/tmp/virtiofs \
+    --socket-path=/tmp/virtiofs \
     -o source=/tmp/shared_dir \
     -o cache=none
 ```
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 682e8efb4..3a943cf86 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1718,10 +1718,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Start the daemon
         let child = Command::new(virtiofsd_path.as_str())
-            .args(&[
-                "-o",
-                format!("vhost_user_socket={}", virtiofsd_socket_path).as_str(),
-            ])
+            .args(&[format!("--socket-path={}", virtiofsd_socket_path).as_str()])
             .args(&["-o", format!("source={}", shared_dir).as_str()])
             .args(&["-o", format!("cache={}", cache).as_str()])
             .spawn()