diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/profiles.tsx b/packages/cli/src/commands/profiles.tsx
index c6c4f1e1e2..3ff45c2b61 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/profiles.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/profiles.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { initializeOutputListenersAndFlush } from '../gemini.js';
 
 export const profilesCommand: CommandModule = {
   command: 'profiles <command>',
-  aliases: ['profile'],
   describe: 'Manage Gemini CLI profiles.',
   builder: (yargs) =>
     yargs
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index 370527865d..42e818fe1b 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export async function parseArguments(
     .option('profiles', {
       alias: ['profile', 'P'],
       type: 'string',
-      nargs: 1,
       global: true,
       description: 'The name of the profile to use for this session.',
     })
@@ -298,6 +297,11 @@ export async function parseArguments(
         .option('accept-raw-output-risk', {
           type: 'boolean',
           description: 'Suppress the security warning when using --raw-output.',
+        })
+        .option('profiles', {
+          alias: ['profile', 'P'],
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'The name of the profile to use for this session.',
         }),
     )
     // Register MCP subcommands