diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
index 6ef33d24f8be..6a8a88a429e5 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettings.scala
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ private sealed trait XSettings:
   val XreadComments: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(AdvancedSetting, "Xread-docs", "Read documentation from tasty.")
 
   /** Area-specific debug output */
-  val XnoDecodeStacktraces: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(AdvancedSetting, "Xno-decode-stacktraces", "Show raw StackOverflow stacktraces, instead of decoding them into triggering operations.")
-  val XnoEnrichErrorMessages: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(AdvancedSetting, "Xno-enrich-error-messages", "Show raw error messages, instead of enriching them with contextual information.")
+  val XnoEnrichErrorMessages: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(AdvancedSetting, "Xno-enrich-error-messages", "Show raw error messages, instead of enriching them with contextual information.", aliases = List("Xno-decode-stacktraces"))
   val XdebugMacros: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(AdvancedSetting, "Xdebug-macros", "Show debug info when quote pattern match fails")
 
   /** Pipeline compilation options */
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ private sealed trait YSettings:
   @deprecated(message = "Lifted to -X, Scheduled for removal.", since = "3.5.0")
   val YreadComments: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(ForkSetting, "Yread-docs", "Read documentation from tasty.", deprecation = Deprecation.renamed("-Xread-docs"))
   @deprecated(message = "Lifted to -X, Scheduled for removal.", since = "3.5.0")
-  val YnoDecodeStacktraces: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(ForkSetting, "Yno-decode-stacktraces", "Show raw StackOverflow stacktraces, instead of decoding them into triggering operations.", deprecation = Deprecation.renamed("-Xno-decode-stacktraces"))
+  val YnoDecodeStacktraces: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(ForkSetting, "Yno-decode-stacktraces", "Show raw StackOverflow stacktraces, instead of decoding them into triggering operations.", deprecation = Deprecation.renamed("-Xno-enrich-error-messages"))
   @deprecated(message = "Lifted to -X, Scheduled for removal.", since = "3.5.0")
   val YnoEnrichErrorMessages: Setting[Boolean] = BooleanSetting(ForkSetting, "Yno-enrich-error-messages", "Show raw error messages, instead of enriching them with contextual information.", deprecation = Deprecation.renamed("-Xno-enrich-error-messages"))
   @deprecated(message = "Lifted to -X, Scheduled for removal.", since = "3.5.0")
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErrors.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErrors.scala
index 1c9696da67d1..4761beae8bd0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErrors.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErrors.scala
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extends TypeError:
     em"""Recursion limit exceeded.
         |Maybe there is an illegal cyclic reference?
         |If that's not the case, you could also try to increase the stacksize using the -Xss JVM option.
-        |For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-decode-stacktraces.
+        |For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.
         |A recurring operation is (inner to outer):
         |${opsString(mostCommon).stripMargin}"""
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ object handleRecursive:
     e
 
   def apply(op: String, details: => String, exc: Throwable, weight: Int = 1)(using Context): Nothing =
-    if ctx.settings.XnoDecodeStacktraces.value then
+    if ctx.settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages.value then
       throw exc
     else exc match
       case _: RecursionOverflow =>
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
index 7fd6444746ce..7b80c7c80a21 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class TreePickler(pickler: TastyPickler, attributes: Attributes) {
         }
       catch
         case ex: Throwable =>
-          if !ctx.settings.XnoDecodeStacktraces.value
+          if !ctx.settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages.value
             && handleRecursive.underlyingStackOverflowOrNull(ex) != null then
             throw StackSizeExceeded(mdef)
           else
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class TreePickler(pickler: TastyPickler, attributes: Attributes) {
           em"""Recursion limit exceeded while pickling ${ex.mdef}
               |in ${ex.mdef.symbol.showLocated}.
               |You could try to increase the stacksize using the -Xss JVM option.
-              |For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-decode-stacktraces.""",
+              |For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.""",
           ex.mdef.srcPos)
 
     def missing = forwardSymRefs.keysIterator
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettingsTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettingsTests.scala
index a412848eaa98..07834684d33b 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettingsTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/config/ScalaSettingsTests.scala
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ScalaSettingsTests:
       createTestCase(settings.YdropComments         , settings.XdropComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YcookComments         , settings.XcookComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YreadComments         , settings.XreadComments),
-      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoDecodeStacktraces),
+      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YnoEnrichErrorMessages, settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YdebugMacros          , settings.XdebugMacros),
       // createTestCase(settings.YjavaTasty            , settings.XjavaTasty),
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class ScalaSettingsTests:
       createTestCase(settings.YdropComments         , settings.XdropComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YcookComments         , settings.XcookComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YreadComments         , settings.XreadComments),
-      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoDecodeStacktraces),
+      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YnoEnrichErrorMessages, settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YdebugMacros          , settings.XdebugMacros),
       // createTestCase(settings.YjavaTasty            , settings.XjavaTasty),
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ScalaSettingsTests:
       createTestCase(settings.YdropComments         , settings.XdropComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YcookComments         , settings.XcookComments),
       createTestCase(settings.YreadComments         , settings.XreadComments),
-      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoDecodeStacktraces),
+      createTestCase(settings.YnoDecodeStacktraces  , settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YnoEnrichErrorMessages, settings.XnoEnrichErrorMessages),
       createTestCase(settings.YdebugMacros          , settings.XdebugMacros),
       // createTestCase(settings.YjavaTasty            , settings.XjavaTasty),
diff --git a/tests/neg/i2887b.check b/tests/neg/i2887b.check
index 5bd5f570fbf7..eb89f8582e5a 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i2887b.check
+++ b/tests/neg/i2887b.check
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    |       Recursion limit exceeded.
    |       Maybe there is an illegal cyclic reference?
    |       If that's not the case, you could also try to increase the stacksize using the -Xss JVM option.
-   |       For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-decode-stacktraces.
+   |       For the unprocessed stack trace, compile with -Xno-enrich-error-messages.
    |       A recurring operation is (inner to outer):
    |
    |         try to instantiate Z[Z]