diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/copy.go b/cmd/skopeo/copy.go
index 28e8a3c0..274cfb4c 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/copy.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/copy.go
@@ -98,16 +98,6 @@ func copyCmd(global *globalOptions) cli.Command {
 				Name:  "dest-compress",
 				Usage: "Compress tarball image layers when saving to directory using the 'dir' transport. (default is same compression type as source)",
 			},
-			cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:  "src-daemon-host",
-				Value: "",
-				Usage: "use docker daemon host at `HOST` (docker-daemon sources only)",
-			},
-			cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:  "dest-daemon-host",
-				Value: "",
-				Usage: "use docker daemon host at `HOST` (docker-daemon destinations only)",
-			},
 		}, srcFlags...), destFlags...),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
index eddacdd9..d8c71c48 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/utils.go
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import (
 // imageOptions collects CLI flags which are the same across subcommands, but may be different for each image
 // (e.g. may differ between the source and destination of a copy)
 type imageOptions struct {
-	global         *globalOptions // May be shared across several imageOptions instances.
-	flagPrefix     string         // FIXME: Drop this eventually.
-	credsOption    optionalString // username[:password] for accessing a registry
-	dockerCertPath string         // A directory using Docker-like *.{crt,cert,key} files for connecting to a registry or a daemon
-	tlsVerify      optionalBool   // Require HTTPS and verify certificates (for docker: and docker-daemon:)
-	sharedBlobDir  string         // A directory to use for OCI blobs, shared across repositories
+	global           *globalOptions // May be shared across several imageOptions instances.
+	flagPrefix       string         // FIXME: Drop this eventually.
+	credsOption      optionalString // username[:password] for accessing a registry
+	dockerCertPath   string         // A directory using Docker-like *.{crt,cert,key} files for connecting to a registry or a daemon
+	tlsVerify        optionalBool   // Require HTTPS and verify certificates (for docker: and docker-daemon:)
+	sharedBlobDir    string         // A directory to use for OCI blobs, shared across repositories
+	dockerDaemonHost string         // docker-daemon: host to connect to
 }
 
 // imageFlags prepares a collection of CLI flags writing into imageOptions, and the managed imageOptions structure.
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ func imageFlags(global *globalOptions, flagPrefix, credsOptionAlias string) ([]c
 			Usage:       "`DIRECTORY` to use to share blobs across OCI repositories",
 			Destination: &opts.sharedBlobDir,
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        flagPrefix + "daemon-host",
+			Usage:       "use docker daemon host at `HOST` (docker-daemon: only)",
+			Destination: &opts.dockerDaemonHost,
+		},
 	}, &opts
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ func contextFromImageOptions(c *cli.Context, opts *imageOptions) (*types.SystemC
 		OCISharedBlobDirPath: opts.sharedBlobDir,
 		DirForceCompress:     c.Bool(opts.flagPrefix + "compress"),
 		AuthFilePath:         c.String("authfile"),
-		DockerDaemonHost:     c.String(opts.flagPrefix + "daemon-host"),
+		DockerDaemonHost:     opts.dockerDaemonHost,
 		DockerDaemonCertPath: opts.dockerCertPath,
 	}
 	if opts.tlsVerify.present {