diff --git a/OPTIONS.md b/OPTIONS.md
index d0ddda43f04..f50337bd4d5 100644
--- a/OPTIONS.md
+++ b/OPTIONS.md
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ Commands:
   configtest|t [config-path]                                                         Validate a webpack configuration.
   help|h [command] [option]                                                          Display help for commands and options.
   info|i [options]                                                                   Outputs information about your system.
-  init|c [generation-path] [options]                                                 Initialize a new webpack project.
+  init|c [generation-path] [options]                                                 Initialize a new webpack configuration.
   loader|l [output-path]                                                             Scaffold a loader.
   migrate|m <config-path> [new-config-path]                                          Migrate a configuration to a new version.
   plugin|p [output-path]                                                             Scaffold a plugin.
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
index 0d34ee7a495..29cf8751857 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ class WebpackCLI {
         if (option.configs) {
             let needNegativeOption = false;
             let mainOptionType = new Set();
-            let isBuiltInFlag = false;
-
-            if (this.builtInFlags) {
-                isBuiltInFlag = this.builtInFlags.map(({ name }) => name).includes(option.name);
-            }
 
             option.configs.forEach((config) => {
                 // Possible value: "enum" | "string" | "path" | "number" | "boolean" | "RegExp" | "reset"
@@ -135,14 +130,8 @@ class WebpackCLI {
                         mainOptionType.add(Boolean);
                         break;
                     case 'boolean':
-                        if (isBuiltInFlag) {
-                            if (option.negative) {
-                                needNegativeOption = true;
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            if (!needNegativeOption) {
-                                needNegativeOption = true;
-                            }
+                        if (!needNegativeOption) {
+                            needNegativeOption = true;
                         }
 
                         mainOptionType.add(Boolean);
@@ -374,7 +363,8 @@ class WebpackCLI {
                 alias: 'm',
                 configs: [
                     {
-                        type: 'boolean',
+                        type: 'enum',
+                        values: [true],
                     },
                 ],
                 description: "Merge two or more configurations using 'webpack-merge'.",
@@ -441,7 +431,8 @@ class WebpackCLI {
                 name: 'analyze',
                 configs: [
                     {
-                        type: 'boolean',
+                        type: 'enum',
+                        values: [true],
                     },
                 ],
                 multiple: false,
@@ -454,7 +445,8 @@ class WebpackCLI {
                         type: 'string',
                     },
                     {
-                        type: 'boolean',
+                        type: 'enum',
+                        values: [true],
                     },
                 ],
                 description: 'Print compilation progress during build.',
@@ -477,7 +469,8 @@ class WebpackCLI {
                         type: 'string',
                     },
                     {
-                        type: 'boolean',
+                        type: 'enum',
+                        values: [true],
                     },
                 ],
                 alias: 'j',
@@ -609,7 +602,7 @@ class WebpackCLI {
             });
 
         this.builtInOptionsCache = options;
-        this.builtInFlags = builtInFlags;
+
         return options;
     }