diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/sub-ass-options.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/sub-ass-options.txt
index 849747157076d..7772e945164c7 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes/sub-ass-options.txt
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/sub-ass-options.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 rename `--sub-ass-line-spacing` to `--sub-line-spacing`
 rename `--sub-ass-shaper` to `--sub-shaper`
+rename `--sub-ass-hinting` to `--sub-hinting`
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index a190141da8fbc..da06c54946042 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ Subtitles
 
         Using this option may lead to incorrect subtitle rendering.
 
-``--sub-ass-hinting=<none|light|normal|native>``
+``--sub-hinting=<none|light|normal|native>``
     Set font hinting type. <type> can be:
 
     :none:       no hinting (default)
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index a722593da5dc5..244b0aecbacb9 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts = {
             .flags = UPDATE_SUB_HARD},
         {"sub-ass-styles", OPT_STRING(ass_styles_file),
             .flags = M_OPT_FILE | UPDATE_SUB_HARD},
-        {"sub-ass-hinting", OPT_CHOICE(ass_hinting,
+        {"sub-hinting", OPT_CHOICE(sub_hinting,
             {"none", 0}, {"light", 1}, {"normal", 2}, {"native", 3})},
+        {"sub-ass-hinting", OPT_REPLACED("sub-hinting")},
         {"sub-shaper", OPT_CHOICE(sub_shaper, {"simple", 0}, {"complex", 1})},
         {"sub-ass-shaper", OPT_REPLACED("sub-shaper")},
         {"sub-ass-prune-delay", OPT_DOUBLE(ass_prune_delay), M_RANGE(-1.0, DBL_MAX)},
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index e888b866fbe7a..63a936eb50e89 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct mp_subtitle_opts {
     bool use_embedded_fonts;
     char **ass_style_override_list;
     char *ass_styles_file;
-    int ass_hinting;
+    int sub_hinting;
     int sub_shaper;
     double ass_prune_delay;
     bool ass_justify;
diff --git a/sub/sd_ass.c b/sub/sd_ass.c
index c7bb1e35e6748..e54aa91c085da 100644
--- a/sub/sd_ass.c
+++ b/sub/sd_ass.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void configure_ass(struct sd *sd, struct mp_osd_res *dim,
     if (converted || shared_opts->ass_style_override[sd->order]) {
         set_sub_pos = 100.0f - shared_opts->sub_pos[sd->order];
         set_line_spacing = opts->sub_line_spacing;
-        set_hinting = opts->ass_hinting;
+        set_hinting = opts->sub_hinting;
     }
     if (total_override || shared_opts->ass_style_override[sd->order] == ASS_STYLE_OVERRIDE_SCALE) {
         set_font_scale = opts->sub_scale;