diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
index d709d78c17c..65125a4d0e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (o *PriorityClassOptions) Run() error {
 		var err error
 		priorityClass, err = o.Client.PriorityClasses().Create(context.TODO(), priorityClass, createOptions)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create clusterrolebinding: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create priorityclass: %v", err)
 		}
 	}