diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/explain/explain.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/explain/explain.go
index 7d7b5202936..78dd7fd7fd1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/explain/explain.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/explain/explain.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewCmdExplain(parent string, f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.I
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.Recursive, "recursive", o.Recursive, "Print the fields of fields (Currently only 1 level deep)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.APIVersion, "api-version", o.APIVersion, "Get different explanations for particular API version")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.APIVersion, "api-version", o.APIVersion, "Get different explanations for particular API version (API group/version)")
 	return cmd
 }