diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 41d3e3ac345..e6c33339cd6 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ function start-kube-apiserver {
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${ADMISSION_CONTROL:-}" ]]; then
-    params+=" --admission-control=${ADMISSION_CONTROL}"
+    params+=" --enable-admission-plugins=${ADMISSION_CONTROL}"
     params+=" --admission-control-config-file=/etc/srv/kubernetes/admission_controller_config.yaml"
   fi