diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/build-target-strategy.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/build-target-strategy.ts
index 1fbd8f83e47a..2e280927f466 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/build-target-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/build-target-strategy.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class BuildTargetStrategy implements TargetStrategy {
   ): Promise<RunTargetOutput> {
     const args = ['build', input.projectName];
     if (input.configuration) {
-      args.push('-c', input.configuration);
+      args.push(`--configuration=${input.configuration}`);
     }
 
     args.push(...serializeOptions(input.options));
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/generic-target-strategy.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/generic-target-strategy.ts
index e2cbc816c330..365253131248 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/generic-target-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/generic-target-strategy.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class GenericTargetStrategy implements TargetStrategy {
     }
 
     if (input.configuration) {
-      args.push('-c', input.configuration);
+      args.push(`--configuration=${input.configuration}`);
     }
 
     let options = input.options;
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/run-target_spec.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/run-target_spec.ts
index 67b1fffef27e..91ccbac4584a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/run-target_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/run-target_spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Run Target Tool', () => {
     mockContext.workspace.extensions['defaultProject'] = 'my-app';
     await runTarget({ target: 'build', configuration: 'production' }, mockContext);
     expect(mockHost.executeNgCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      ['build', 'my-app', '-c', 'production'],
+      ['build', 'my-app', '--configuration=production'],
       {
         cwd: '/test',
       },
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Run Target Tool', () => {
     mockContext.workspace.extensions['defaultProject'] = 'my-app';
     await runTarget({ target: 'storybook', configuration: 'docs' }, mockContext);
     expect(mockHost.executeNgCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      ['run', 'my-app:storybook', '-c', 'docs'],
+      ['run', 'my-app:storybook', '--configuration=docs'],
       { cwd: '/test' },
     );
   });
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy.ts
index 77ca5797e71c..1023cdd7956c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class UnitTestTargetStrategy implements TargetStrategy {
   ): Promise<RunTargetOutput> {
     const args = ['test', input.projectName];
     if (input.configuration) {
-      args.push('-c', input.configuration);
+      args.push(`--configuration=${input.configuration}`);
     }
 
     const builder = input.targetDefinition?.builder;
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy_spec.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy_spec.ts
index f1467f0002c9..2ff00419b374 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/mcp/tools/run-target/unit-test-strategy_spec.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('UnitTestTargetStrategy', () => {
       );
 
       expect(mockHost.executeNgCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        ['test', 'my-app', '-c', 'ci', '--browsers', 'ChromeHeadless', '--watch', 'false'],
+        ['test', 'my-app', '--configuration=ci', '--browsers', 'ChromeHeadless', '--watch', 'false'],
         { cwd: '/test' },
       );
     });