diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
index 982b0e8d34b..5f10c14a5b5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ 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.Fprint(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to explain. ", validResources)
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmdErr, "You must specify the type of resource to explain. %s\n", validResources)
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "Required resource not specified.")
 	}
 	if len(args) > 1 {