diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/edit/edit.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/edit/edit.go
index 3dff3b4904f..8305d2ef5fe 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/edit/edit.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/edit/edit.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ var (
 
 		The default format is YAML. To edit in JSON, specify "-o json".
 
+		Shell defaults to /bin/bash if the SHELL environment variable is not set.
+		To override the shell location set the SHELL environment variable with the desired shell location.
+
 		The flag --windows-line-endings can be used to force Windows line endings,
 		otherwise the default for your operating system will be used.