diff --git a/cmd/tk/delete.go b/cmd/tk/delete.go
index 61fa99c0..66cc2518 100644
--- a/cmd/tk/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/tk/delete.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	deleteCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&deleteSilent, "silent", "", false,
+	deleteCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&deleteSilent, "silent", "s", false,
 		"delete resource without asking for confirmation")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
diff --git a/cmd/tk/uninstall.go b/cmd/tk/uninstall.go
index 85adaee6..b01cbb2e 100644
--- a/cmd/tk/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/tk/uninstall.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func init() {
 		"removes all CRDs previously installed")
 	uninstallCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&uninstallDryRun, "dry-run", "", false,
 		"only print the object that would be deleted")
-	uninstallCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&uninstallSilent, "silent", "", false,
+	uninstallCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&uninstallSilent, "silent", "s", false,
 		"delete components without asking for confirmation")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(uninstallCmd)