diff --git a/command/service/create.go b/command/service/create.go
index 59e838ca8f..d2925b42db 100644
--- a/command/service/create.go
+++ b/command/service/create.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ func newCreateCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	flags.StringVar(&opts.mode, flagMode, "replicated", "Service mode (replicated or global)")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.name, flagName, "", "Service name")
+
 	addServiceFlags(cmd, opts)
 
 	flags.VarP(&opts.labels, flagLabel, "l", "Service labels")
diff --git a/command/service/opts.go b/command/service/opts.go
index 87968fd1b4..5fdc56de05 100644
--- a/command/service/opts.go
+++ b/command/service/opts.go
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ func (opts *serviceOptions) ToService() (swarm.ServiceSpec, error) {
 // Any flags that are not common are added separately in the individual command
 func addServiceFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *serviceOptions) {
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-	flags.StringVar(&opts.name, flagName, "", "Service name")
 
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.workdir, flagWorkdir, "w", "", "Working directory inside the container")
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.user, flagUser, "u", "", "Username or UID (format: <name|uid>[:<group|gid>])")
diff --git a/command/service/update.go b/command/service/update.go
index 6034979a66..e1f7cad66b 100644
--- a/command/service/update.go
+++ b/command/service/update.go
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ func updateService(flags *pflag.FlagSet, spec *swarm.ServiceSpec) error {
 		return task.Resources
 	}
 
-	updateString(flagName, &spec.Name)
 	updateLabels(flags, &spec.Labels)
 	updateContainerLabels(flags, &cspec.Labels)
 	updateString("image", &cspec.Image)