diff --git a/passes/cmds/box_derive.cc b/passes/cmds/box_derive.cc
index c193e91ae..dd085876e 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/box_derive.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/box_derive.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct BoxDerivePass : Pass {
 		log("        replaces the internal Yosys naming scheme in which the names of derived\n");
 		log("        modules start with '$paramod$')\n");
 		log("\n");
-		log("    -apply\n");
+		log("    -apply_derived_type\n");
 		log("        use the derived modules\n");
 		log("\n");
 	}
diff --git a/tests/various/box_derive.ys b/tests/various/box_derive.ys
index ef6c87193..465eab284 100644
--- a/tests/various/box_derive.ys
+++ b/tests/various/box_derive.ys
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ select -assert-count 0 t:cc1 t:cc2 t:cc3
 
 design -load before
 
-# same command but with -apply
-box_derive -apply -naming_attr final_name top
+# same command but with -apply_derived_type
+box_derive -apply_derived_type -naming_attr final_name top
 
-# same derived modules created as without -apply
+# same derived modules created as without -apply_derived_type
 select -assert-mod-count 1 =aa1
 select -assert-mod-count 1 =aa2
 select -assert-mod-count 0 =aa3