diff --git a/ethminer/main.cpp b/ethminer/main.cpp
index f1aec3d5b5..57e676c8f8 100644
--- a/ethminer/main.cpp
+++ b/ethminer/main.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class MinerCLI
 
         app.add_option("--opencl-device,--opencl-devices,--cl-devices", m_CLSettings.devices, "");
 
-        app.add_option("--cl-global-work", m_CLSettings.globalWorkSize, "", true);
+        app.add_option("--cl-global-work", m_CLSettings.globalWorkSizeMultiplier, "", true);
 
         app.add_set("--cl-local-work", m_CLSettings.localWorkSize, {64, 128, 256}, "", true);