diff --git a/metricbeat/module/golang/_meta/Dockerfile b/metricbeat/module/golang/_meta/Dockerfile
index 19b41e4fbd8c..5c20fa2fd0a2 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/golang/_meta/Dockerfile
+++ b/metricbeat/module/golang/_meta/Dockerfile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ FROM docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:6.5.4
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=1s --retries=90 CMD curl -f http://localhost:6060/debug/vars
 
 EXPOSE 6060
-CMD ["--httpprof", ":6060", "-e"]
+CMD ["-httpprof", ":6060", "-e"]
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/golang/test_golang.py b/metricbeat/module/golang/test_golang.py
index 6ce44cfdc233..585dd13656bf 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/golang/test_golang.py
+++ b/metricbeat/module/golang/test_golang.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_stats(self):
             "period": "1s"
         }])
         proc = self.start_beat(
-            extra_args=["--httpprof", "localhost:6060"])
+            extra_args=["-httpprof", "localhost:6060"])
 
         self.wait_until(lambda: self.output_lines() > 0)
         proc.check_kill_and_wait()