diff --git a/common/flatpak-context.c b/common/flatpak-context.c
index 60f42d2ce..131c54ffa 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-context.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-context.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ flatpak_permission_to_args (FlatpakPermission *permission,
     {
       /* Completely disallowed */
 
-      g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup_printf ("--no%s=%s", argname, name));
+      g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup_printf ("--%s=%s", noargname, name));
     }
 }