diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
index 24e70e2ae75..cfe9e8804ff 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
@@ -4157,7 +4157,7 @@ func printNetworkPolicySpecEgressTo(npers []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule
 			}
 		}
 		if len(nper.To) == 0 {
-			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s%s\n", initialIndent, "To: <any> (traffic not restricted by source)")
+			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s%s\n", initialIndent, "To: <any> (traffic not restricted by destination)")
 		} else {
 			for _, to := range nper.To {
 				w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s%s\n", initialIndent, "To:")
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
index 6536c76189a..d5e754542c1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
@@ -3480,7 +3480,7 @@ Spec:
         Except: 192.168.3.0/24, 192.168.4.0/24
     ----------
     To Port: <any> (traffic allowed to all ports)
-    To: <any> (traffic not restricted by source)
+    To: <any> (traffic not restricted by destination)
   Policy Types: Ingress, Egress
 `