diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/uploadconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/uploadconfig.go
index 0aa4f17a26e..c962a0b64d6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/uploadconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/uploadconfig.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var (
 
 	uploadKubeadmConfigExample = normalizer.Examples(`
 		# uploads the configuration of your cluster
-		kubeadm alpha phase upload-config --config=myConfig.yaml
+		kubeadm init phase upload-config --config=myConfig.yaml
 		`)
 
 	uploadKubeletConfigLongDesc = normalizer.LongDesc(`