diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
index c606078c04b..4a7507f1f21 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var (
 		* A taint consists of a key, value, and effect. As an argument here, it is expressed as key=value:effect.
 		* The key must begin with a letter or number, and may contain letters, numbers, hyphens, dots, and underscores, up to %[1]d characters.
 		* The value must begin with a letter or number, and may contain letters, numbers, hyphens, dots, and underscores, up to %[2]d characters.
-		* The effect must be NoSchedule or PreferNoSchedule.
+		* The effect must be NoSchedule, PreferNoSchedule or NoExecute.
 		* Currently taint can only apply to node.`)
 
 	taint_example = templates.Examples(`