diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/showjoincommand.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/showjoincommand.go
index c340e70ef27..e82d85d6092 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/showjoincommand.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/showjoincommand.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var (
 
 		{{if .ControlPlaneEndpoint -}}
 		{{if .UploadCerts -}}
-		You can now join any number of the control-plane node running the following command on each as root:
+		You can now join any number of control-plane nodes running the following command on each as root:
 
 		  {{.joinControlPlaneCommand}}