diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/aliases.d/compatibility-reposync.conf b/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/aliases.d/compatibility-reposync.conf
index 4290867dc..9f7d3c85c 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/aliases.d/compatibility-reposync.conf
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/aliases.d/compatibility-reposync.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ type = 'cloned_named_arg'
 long_name = 'download-path'
 short_name = 'p'
 source = 'reposync.destdir'
+
+['reposync.source']
+type = 'cloned_named_arg'
+long_name = 'source'
+source = 'reposync.srpm'
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/reposync.cpp b/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/reposync.cpp
index 05f2cdfbb..ff443b514 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/reposync.cpp
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/reposync_plugin/reposync.cpp
@@ -83,18 +83,18 @@ void ReposyncCommand::set_argument_parser() {
     });
     cmd.register_named_arg(arch_arg);
 
-    auto * source_arg = parser.add_new_named_arg("source");
-    source_arg->set_long_name("source");
-    source_arg->set_description("Download source packages");
-    source_arg->set_has_value(false);
-    source_arg->set_parse_hook_func([this](
-                                        [[maybe_unused]] libdnf5::cli::ArgumentParser::NamedArg * arg,
-                                        [[maybe_unused]] const char * option,
-                                        [[maybe_unused]] const char * value) {
+    auto * srpm_arg = parser.add_new_named_arg("srpm");
+    srpm_arg->set_long_name("srpm");
+    srpm_arg->set_description("Download source packages");
+    srpm_arg->set_has_value(false);
+    srpm_arg->set_parse_hook_func([this](
+                                      [[maybe_unused]] libdnf5::cli::ArgumentParser::NamedArg * arg,
+                                      [[maybe_unused]] const char * option,
+                                      [[maybe_unused]] const char * value) {
         arch_option.emplace("src");
         return true;
     });
-    cmd.register_named_arg(source_arg);
+    cmd.register_named_arg(srpm_arg);
 
     newest_option = std::make_unique<libdnf5::cli::session::BoolOption>(
         *this, "newest-only", 'n', "Download only newest packages per-repo", false);
diff --git a/doc/dnf5_plugins/reposync.8.rst b/doc/dnf5_plugins/reposync.8.rst
index 2f292ac58..6270d881e 100644
--- a/doc/dnf5_plugins/reposync.8.rst
+++ b/doc/dnf5_plugins/reposync.8.rst
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Options
     Caution: Any file under the ``safe-write-path`` can be overwritten. This option
     can only be used when syncing a single repository.
 
-``--source``
+``--srpm``
     Downloads source packages. Equivalent to using ``--arch=src``.
 
 ``--urls, -u``