diff --git a/pkg/cmd/flags.go b/pkg/cmd/flags.go
index 02981420e..251bfa032 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/flags.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func AddWaitFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, wait *kube.WaitStrategy) {
 	cmd.Flags().Var(
 		newWaitValue(kube.HookOnlyStrategy, wait),
 		"wait",
-		"if specified, wait until resources are ready (up to --timeout). Values: 'hookOnly' (default), 'watcher', and 'legacy'.",
+		"if specified, wait until resources are ready (up to --timeout). Values: 'watcher', 'hookOnly', and 'legacy'.",
 	)
 	// Sets the strategy to use the watcher strategy if `--wait` is used without an argument
 	cmd.Flags().Lookup("wait").NoOptDefVal = string(kube.StatusWatcherStrategy)