diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Settings.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Settings.scala
index 9250303e8cc8..4a3a5a4643c7 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Settings.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/Settings.scala
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ object Settings:
     def PhasesSetting(category: SettingCategory, name: String, descr: String, default: String = "", aliases: List[String] = Nil, deprecation: Option[Deprecation] = None): Setting[List[String]] =
       publish(Setting(category, prependName(name), descr, if (default.isEmpty) Nil else List(default), aliases = aliases, deprecation = deprecation))
 
-    def PrefixSetting(category: SettingCategory, name: String, descr: String, deprecation: Option[Deprecation] = None): Setting[List[String]] =
+    def PrefixSetting(category: SettingCategory, name0: String, descr: String, deprecation: Option[Deprecation] = None): Setting[List[String]] =
+      val name = prependName(name0)
       val prefix = name.takeWhile(_ != '<')
       publish(Setting(category, "-" + name, descr, Nil, prefix = Some(prefix), deprecation = deprecation))