diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Config.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Config.hs
index 8e027aef549..52203713d02 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Config.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Config.hs
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ configureOptions showOrParseArgs =
         configHcFlavor
         (\v flags -> flags{configHcFlavor = v})
         ( choiceOpt
-            [ (Flag GHC, ("g", ["ghc"]), "Compile with GHC")
+            [ (Flag GHC, ([], ["ghc"]), "Compile with GHC")
             , (Flag GHCJS, ([], ["ghcjs"]), "Compile with GHCJS")
             , (Flag UHC, ([], ["uhc"]), "Compile with UHC")
             ]
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ configureOptions showOrParseArgs =
                   Flag MaximalDebugInfo -> [Just "3"]
                   _ -> []
               )
-              ""
+              "g"
               ["enable-debug-info"]
               "Emit debug info (n is 0--3, default is 0)"
           , noArg
diff --git a/changelog.d/12201.md b/changelog.d/12201.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23d4752f81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/12201.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+synopsis: Removes the short `-g` option for the `--ghc` flag
+packages: [Cabal]
+prs: 12201
+---
+
+- Removes the short `-g` option for the `--ghc` flag. This is now used as the short option for `--enable-debug-info`.
+```diff
+  $ cabal build --help
+...
+- -g, --ghc                      compile with GHC
++ --ghc                          compile with GHC
+...
+- --enable-debug-info[=n]        Emit debug info (n is 0--3, default is 0)
++ -g n or -gn, --enable-debug-info[=n]
++                                Emit debug info (n is 0--3, default is 0)
+```