diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index ca01ecf1d..df1a208b0 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func AddBackendFlags() {
 				if opt.IsPassword {
 					help += " (obscured)"
 				}
-				flag := pflag.CommandLine.VarPF(opt, name, opt.ShortOpt, help)
+				flag := flags.VarPF(pflag.CommandLine, opt, name, opt.ShortOpt, help)
 				if _, isBool := opt.Default.(bool); isBool {
 					flag.NoOptDefVal = "true"
 				}
diff --git a/fs/config/flags/flags.go b/fs/config/flags/flags.go
index bd27810fa..39b5db0ea 100644
--- a/fs/config/flags/flags.go
+++ b/fs/config/flags/flags.go
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ func FVarP(flags *pflag.FlagSet, value pflag.Value, name, shorthand, usage strin
 	setDefaultFromEnv(flags, name)
 }
 
+// VarPF defines a flag which can be overridden by an environment variable
+//
+// It is a thin wrapper around pflag.VarPF
+func VarPF(flags *pflag.FlagSet, value pflag.Value, name, shorthand, usage string) *pflag.Flag {
+	flag := flags.VarPF(value, name, shorthand, usage)
+	setDefaultFromEnv(flags, name)
+	return flag
+}
+
 // StringArrayP defines a flag which can be overridden by an environment variable
 //
 // It sets one value only - command line flags can be used to set more.