diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
index a8a980fb145..b3e68bd9f54 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/alpha.go
@@ -29,32 +29,29 @@ func NewCmdAlpha(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Kubeadm experimental sub-commands",
 	}
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdKubeConfigUtility(out))
+	kubeconfigCmd := NewCmdKubeConfigUtility(out)
+	deprecateCommand(`please use the same command under "kubeadm kubeconfig"`, kubeconfigCmd)
+	cmd.AddCommand(kubeconfigCmd)
 
 	const shDeprecatedMessage = "self-hosting support in kubeadm is deprecated " +
 		"and will be removed in a future release"
 	shCommand := newCmdSelfhosting(in)
-	shCommand.Deprecated = shDeprecatedMessage
-	for _, cmd := range shCommand.Commands() {
-		cmd.Deprecated = shDeprecatedMessage
-	}
+	deprecateCommand(shDeprecatedMessage, shCommand)
 	cmd.AddCommand(shCommand)
 
 	certsCommand := NewCmdCertsUtility(out)
-	deprecateCertsCommand(certsCommand)
+	deprecateCommand(`please use the same command under "kubeadm certs"`, certsCommand)
 	cmd.AddCommand(certsCommand)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func deprecateCertsCommand(cmds ...*cobra.Command) {
-	const deprecatedMessage = "please use the same command under \"kubeadm certs\""
-
+func deprecateCommand(msg string, cmds ...*cobra.Command) {
 	for _, cmd := range cmds {
-		cmd.Deprecated = deprecatedMessage
+		cmd.Deprecated = msg
 		childCmds := cmd.Commands()
 		if len(childCmds) > 0 {
-			deprecateCertsCommand(childCmds...)
+			deprecateCommand(msg, childCmds...)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig.go
index aa168b85850..925636e969d 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/alpha/kubeconfig.go
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ var (
 	`)
 )
 
-// newCmdKubeConfigUtility returns main command for kubeconfig phase
-func newCmdKubeConfigUtility(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+// NewCmdKubeConfigUtility returns main command for kubeconfig phase
+func NewCmdKubeConfigUtility(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "kubeconfig",
 		Short: "Kubeconfig file utilities",
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
index 81a84c94603..7fd62877bb5 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ func NewKubeadmCommand(in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	// TODO: remove "certs" from "alpha"
 	// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/2291
 	cmds.AddCommand(alpha.NewCmdCertsUtility(out))
+	// TODO: remove "kubeconfig" from "alpha"
+	// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/2292
+	cmds.AddCommand(alpha.NewCmdKubeConfigUtility(out))
 
 	return cmds
 }