diff --git a/docs/kubectl_patch.md b/docs/kubectl_patch.md
index 70850bdba85..e285fafcaae 100644
--- a/docs/kubectl_patch.md
+++ b/docs/kubectl_patch.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ kubectl patch node k8s-node-1 -p '{"spec":{"unschedulable":true}}'
 
 ```
   -h, --help=false: help for patch
-  -p, --patch="": The patch to be appied to the resource JSON file.
+  -p, --patch="": The patch to be applied to the resource JSON file.
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ kubectl patch node k8s-node-1 -p '{"spec":{"unschedulable":true}}'
 ### SEE ALSO
 * [kubectl](kubectl.md)	 - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra at 2015-07-13 08:39:23.073652382 +0000 UTC
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra at 2015-07-13 16:38:17.586247279 +0000 UTC
 
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diff --git a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-patch.1 b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-patch.1
index 60bc000f6ed..5966b340dc3 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-patch.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-patch.1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
 
 .PP
 \fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-patch\fP=""
-    The patch to be appied to the resource JSON file.
+    The patch to be applied to the resource JSON file.
 
 
 .SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
index 74b9bab2ce7..1dd34a2d51c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func NewCmdPatch(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			cmdutil.CheckCustomErr("Patch failed", err)
 		},
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("patch", "p", "", "The patch to be appied to the resource JSON file.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("patch", "p", "", "The patch to be applied to the resource JSON file.")
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("patch")
 	return cmd
 }