diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
index f67b7b3a288..ae7ad8af13d 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/copycerts/copycerts.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func CreateCertificateKey() (string, error) {
 
 //UploadCerts save certs needs to join a new control-plane on kubeadm-certs sercret.
 func UploadCerts(client clientset.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration, key string) error {
-	fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] Storing the certificates in ConfigMap %q in the %q Namespace\n", kubeadmconstants.KubeadmCertsSecret, metav1.NamespaceSystem)
+	fmt.Printf("[upload-certs] Storing the certificates in Secret %q in the %q Namespace\n", kubeadmconstants.KubeadmCertsSecret, metav1.NamespaceSystem)
 	decodedKey, err := hex.DecodeString(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err