diff --git a/cmd/incus/profile.go b/cmd/incus/profile.go
index c5a160bfbad..83dd519128f 100644
--- a/cmd/incus/profile.go
+++ b/cmd/incus/profile.go
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ func (c *cmdProfileCopy) Command() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.ValidArgsFunction = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 		if len(args) == 0 {
-			return c.global.cmpInstances(toComplete)
+			return c.global.cmpProfiles(toComplete, true)
 		}
 
 		if len(args) == 1 {
-			return c.global.cmpRemotes(toComplete, false)
+			return c.global.cmpProfiles(toComplete, true)
 		}
 
 		return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp