diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
index 5290b0fd22c..16e8f92ed11 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func NewCmdExec(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.C
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.PodName, "pod", "p", options.PodName, "Pod name")
+	cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("pod", "This flag is deprecated and will be removed in future. Use exec POD_NAME instead.")
 	// TODO support UID
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.ContainerName, "container", "c", options.ContainerName, "Container name. If omitted, the first container in the pod will be chosen")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.Stdin, "stdin", "i", options.Stdin, "Pass stdin to the container")
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ func (p *ExecOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, argsIn []s
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, execUsageStr)
 	}
 	if len(p.PodName) != 0 {
-		printDeprecationWarning(p.ErrOut, "exec POD_NAME", "-p POD_NAME")
 		if len(argsIn) < 1 {
 			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, execUsageStr)
 		}