diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certlist.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certlist.go
index 65d58d3a88e..ea75be38939 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certlist.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/certs/certlist.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ var (
 	// KubeadmCertEtcdHealthcheck is the definition of the cert used by Kubernetes to check the health of the etcd server.
 	KubeadmCertEtcdHealthcheck = KubeadmCert{
 		Name:     "etcd-healthcheck-client",
-		LongName: "certificate for liveness probes to healtcheck etcd",
+		LongName: "certificate for liveness probes to healthcheck etcd",
 		BaseName: kubeadmconstants.EtcdHealthcheckClientCertAndKeyBaseName,
 		CAName:   "etcd-ca",
 		config: certutil.Config{