diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/replace/replace.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/replace/replace.go
index 37478fd5f98..bb6fc0289d1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/replace/replace.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/replace/replace.go
@@ -227,8 +227,12 @@ func (o *ReplaceOptions) Validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--timeout must have --force specified")
 	}
 
+	if o.DeleteOptions.ForceDeletion && o.DryRunStrategy != cmdutil.DryRunNone {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--dry-run can not be used when --force is set")
+	}
+
 	if cmdutil.IsFilenameSliceEmpty(o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Filenames, o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Kustomize) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Must specify --filename to replace")
+		return fmt.Errorf("must specify --filename to replace")
 	}
 
 	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {