diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index 27bb7fbf24..65a47771f5 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *entities.ContainerCreateOptions,
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(blkioWeightFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 
 	blkioWeightDeviceFlagName := "blkio-weight-device"
-	createFlags.StringSliceVar(
+	createFlags.StringArrayVar(
 		&cf.BlkIOWeightDevice,
 		blkioWeightDeviceFlagName, []string{},
 		"Block IO weight (relative device weight, format: `DEVICE_NAME:WEIGHT`)",