diff --git a/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/types.go
index 921f3a2b..c714e245 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 
-// ExecCredentials is used by exec-based plugins to communicate credentials to
+// ExecCredential is used by exec-based plugins to communicate credentials to
 // HTTP transports.
 type ExecCredential struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`