diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index adb90d3afd..5116a0bd7d 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var (
 		utils.DiscoveryPortFlag,
 		utils.MaxPeersFlag,
 		utils.MaxPendingPeersFlag,
-		utils.MiningEnabledFlag,
+		utils.MiningEnabledFlag, // deprecated
 		utils.MinerGasLimitFlag,
 		utils.MinerGasPriceFlag,
 		utils.MinerEtherbaseFlag, // deprecated
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
index 4959a7c454..49321053c6 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags_legacy.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var DeprecatedFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	LogDebugFlag,
 	MinerNewPayloadTimeoutFlag,
 	MinerEtherbaseFlag,
+	MiningEnabledFlag,
 }
 
 var (