diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role.go
index 822ed11e704..dd78549df43 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var (
 func AddSpecialVerb(verb string, gr schema.GroupResource) {
 	resources, ok := specialVerbs[verb]
 	if !ok {
-		resources = make([]schema.GroupResource, 1)
+		resources = make([]schema.GroupResource, 0, 1)
 	}
 	resources = append(resources, gr)
 	specialVerbs[verb] = resources
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
index a9e1d65f59d..111b0d6a05a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
@@ -684,14 +684,17 @@ func TestAddSpecialVerb(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		verb     string
 		resource schema.GroupResource
+		isNew    bool
 	}{
 		"existing verb": {
 			verb:     "use",
 			resource: schema.GroupResource{Group: "my.custom.io", Resource: "one"},
+			isNew:    false,
 		},
 		"new verb": {
 			verb:     "new",
 			resource: schema.GroupResource{Group: "my.custom.io", Resource: "two"},
+			isNew:    true,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -703,6 +706,16 @@ func TestAddSpecialVerb(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("missing expected verb: %s", tc.verb)
 			}
 
+			if tc.isNew {
+				if len(resources) != 1 {
+					t.Errorf("new verb should only contain one resource resources:%#v", resources)
+				}
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(tc.resource, resources[0]) {
+					t.Errorf("miss expected resource:%#v", tc.resource)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
 			for _, res := range resources {
 				if reflect.DeepEqual(tc.resource, res) {
 					return