diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_tls.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_tls.go
index 6b53f1dd569..a23e4ca62e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_tls.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_secret_tls.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var (
 
 	secretForTLSExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 	  # Create a new TLS secret named tls-secret with the given key pair
-	  kubectl create secret tls tls-secret --cert=path/to/tls.cert --key=path/to/tls.key`))
+	  kubectl create secret tls tls-secret --cert=path/to/tls.crt --key=path/to/tls.key`))
 )
 
 // CreateSecretTLSOptions holds the options for 'create secret tls' sub command