diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
index 053ee8ec3a5..8f106bcf96d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func RunDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, a
 		enforceNamespace = false
 	}
 	if len(args) == 0 && cmdutil.IsFilenameSliceEmpty(options.Filenames) {
-		fmt.Fprint(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to describe. ", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to describe. %s\n\n", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "Required resource not specified.")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
index 15463a9451d..c0dda66d266 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func NewCmdExplain(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 // RunExplain executes the appropriate steps to print a model's documentation
 func RunExplain(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to explain. %s\n", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to explain. %s\n\n", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "Required resource not specified.")
 	}
 	if len(args) > 1 {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
index 9de4c143581..9754b159592 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (options *GetOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 		options.IncludeUninitialized = cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, len(args) == 2)
 	default:
 		if len(args) == 0 && cmdutil.IsFilenameSliceEmpty(options.Filenames) {
-			fmt.Fprint(options.ErrOut, "You must specify the type of resource to get. ", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
+			fmt.Fprintf(options.ErrOut, "You must specify the type of resource to get. %s\n\n", cmdutil.ValidResourceTypeList(f))
 			fullCmdName := cmd.Parent().CommandPath()
 			usageString := "Required resource not specified."
 			if len(fullCmdName) > 0 && cmdutil.IsSiblingCommandExists(cmd, "explain") {