diff --git a/pkg/report/writer.go b/pkg/report/writer.go
index ad70487d4580..84a1d8430833 100644
--- a/pkg/report/writer.go
+++ b/pkg/report/writer.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func Write(report Report, option Option) error {
 	case "template":
 		// We keep `sarif.tpl` template working for backward compatibility for a while.
 		if strings.HasPrefix(option.OutputTemplate, "@") && filepath.Base(option.OutputTemplate) == "sarif.tpl" {
-			log.Logger.Warn("Using `--template sarif.tpl` is deprecated. Please migrate to `--report sarif`. See https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/discussions/1571")
+			log.Logger.Warn("Using `--template sarif.tpl` is deprecated. Please migrate to `--format sarif`. See https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/discussions/1571")
 			writer = SarifWriter{Output: option.Output, Version: option.AppVersion}
 			break
 		}