diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/exec.go b/cmd/podman/containers/exec.go
index 3749c934ab..2bff8ae335 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/exec.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func init() {
 	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
 		Mode:    []entities.EngineMode{entities.ABIMode},
 		Command: containerExecCommand,
-		Parent:  containerCommitCommand,
+		Parent:  containerCmd,
 	})
 
 	containerExecFlags := containerExecCommand.Flags()