diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/controlplanejoin.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/controlplanejoin.go
index 9a5c9199215..7105c928f7f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/controlplanejoin.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/controlplanejoin.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func runEtcdPhase(c workflow.RunData) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// in case of local etcd
+	// in case of external etcd
 	if cfg.Etcd.External != nil {
 		fmt.Println("[control-plane-join] Using external etcd - no local stacked instance added")
 		return nil