diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
index 18254dad2a59..1519a9f8e1ef 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ScalaSettings extends Settings.SettingGroup {
   val YoptPhases = PhasesSetting("-Yopt-phases", "Restrict the optimisation phases to execute under -optimise.")
   val YoptFuel = IntSetting("-Yopt-fuel", "Maximum number of optimisations performed under -optimise.", -1)
   val optimise = BooleanSetting("-optimise", "Generates faster bytecode by applying local optimisations to the .program") withAbbreviation "-optimize"
-  val XlinkOptimise = BooleanSetting("-Xlink-optimise", "Recompile library code with the application.").withAbbreviation("-Xlink-optimize")
+  val Xlink = BooleanSetting("-Xlink", "Recompile library code with the application.")
 
   /** Dottydoc specific settings */
   val siteRoot = StringSetting(
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymbolLoaders.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymbolLoaders.scala
index 89b9c03aa55d..5bb2324372fc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymbolLoaders.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymbolLoaders.scala
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class ClassfileLoader(val classfile: AbstractFile) extends SymbolLoader {
   }
 
   private def mayLoadTreesFromTasty(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean =
-    ctx.settings.YretainTrees.value || ctx.settings.XlinkOptimise.value || ctx.settings.fromTasty.value
+    ctx.settings.YretainTrees.value || ctx.settings.Xlink.value || ctx.settings.fromTasty.value
 }
 
 class SourcefileLoader(val srcfile: AbstractFile) extends SymbolLoader {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/LinkAll.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/LinkAll.scala
index fe3270cebf44..a1e2dc408755 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/LinkAll.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/LinkAll.scala
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LinkAll extends Phase {
       }
     }
 
-    if (ctx.settings.XlinkOptimise.value) allUnits(Set.empty, units.toSet, Set.empty)
+    if (ctx.settings.Xlink.value) allUnits(Set.empty, units.toSet, Set.empty)
     else units
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class LinkAll extends Phase {
 object LinkAll {
 
   private[LinkAll] def loadCompilationUnit(clsd: ClassDenotation)(implicit ctx: Context): Option[CompilationUnit] = {
-    assert(ctx.settings.XlinkOptimise.value)
+    assert(ctx.settings.Xlink.value)
     val tree = clsd.symbol.asClass.tree
     if (tree.isEmpty) None
     else {
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/LinkTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/LinkTests.scala
index d2c613341b6a..614b956a0a71 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/LinkTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/LinkTests.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class LinkTests extends ParallelTesting {
 
     // Setup class paths
     def mkLinkClassFlags(libPath: String) =
-      TestFlags(mkClassPath(libPath :: Jars.dottyTestDeps), mkClassPath(Jars.dottyTestDeps), basicDefaultOptions :+ "-Xlink-optimise")
+      TestFlags(mkClassPath(libPath :: Jars.dottyTestDeps), mkClassPath(Jars.dottyTestDeps), basicDefaultOptions :+ "-Xlink")
     val strawmanClassPath = mkLinkClassFlags(defaultOutputDir + strawmanLibGroup + "/main/")
     val customLibClassFlags = mkLinkClassFlags(defaultOutputDir + linkCustomLibGroup + "/custom-lib")