diff --git a/bfdd/bfdd_cli.c b/bfdd/bfdd_cli.c
index ba80b2363f..42ed587f20 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfdd_cli.c
+++ b/bfdd/bfdd_cli.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void bfd_cli_show_required_echo_receive_interval(struct vty *vty,
  * Profile commands.
  */
 DEFPY_YANG_NOSH(bfd_profile, bfd_profile_cmd,
-	   "profile WORD$name",
+	   "profile BFDPROF$name",
 	   BFD_PROFILE_STR
 	   BFD_PROFILE_NAME_STR)
 {
diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh.c b/vtysh/vtysh.c
index 62d9c255ad..3764188292 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh.c
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ DEFUNSH(VTYSH_BFDD, bfd_peer_enter, bfd_peer_enter_cmd,
 }
 
 DEFUNSH(VTYSH_BFDD, bfd_profile_enter, bfd_profile_enter_cmd,
-	"profile WORD",
+	"profile BFDPROF",
 	BFD_PROFILE_STR
 	BFD_PROFILE_NAME_STR)
 {