diff --git a/dvc/commands/add.py b/dvc/commands/add.py
index ca1ea6e95..e128452e9 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/add.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/add.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CmdAdd(CmdBase):
                 out=self.args.out,
                 remote=self.args.remote,
                 to_remote=self.args.to_remote,
-                jobs=self.args.jobs,
+                jobs=self.args.remote_jobs,
                 force=self.args.force,
             )
         except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         metavar="<name>",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-j",
-        "--jobs",
+        "--remote-jobs",
         type=int,
         help=(
             "Only used along with '--to-remote'. "
diff --git a/dvc/repo/add.py b/dvc/repo/add.py
index 60f786491..74f47be7e 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/add.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/add.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def validate_args(targets: List[str], **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         if kwargs.get("remote"):
             invalid_opt = "--remote"
         elif kwargs.get("jobs"):
-            invalid_opt = "--jobs"
+            invalid_opt = "--remote-jobs"
 
     if invalid_opt is not None:
         raise InvalidArgumentError(message.format(option=invalid_opt))
diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_add.py b/tests/unit/command/test_add.py
index 507d58443..41c778b15 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_add.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_add_to_remote_invalid_combinations(mocker, caplog):
         expected_msg = "multiple targets can't be used with --to-remote"
         assert expected_msg in caplog.text
 
-    for option, value in (("--remote", "remote"), ("--jobs", "4")):
+    for option, value in (("--remote", "remote"), ("--remote-jobs", "4")):
         cli_args = parse_args(["add", "foo", option, value])
 
         cmd = cli_args.func(cli_args)