diff --git a/docs/cmd/kn_broker_create.md b/docs/cmd/kn_broker_create.md
index 5a9fe0ec2..20b997a46 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/kn_broker_create.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/kn_broker_create.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ kn broker create NAME
   kn broker create mybroker
 
   # Create a broker 'mybroker' in the 'myproject' namespace and with a broker class of 'Kafka'
-  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject --broker Kafka
+  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject --class Kafka
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
index 78de13b3b..bb60c2e6c 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var createExample = `
   kn broker create mybroker
 
   # Create a broker 'mybroker' in the 'myproject' namespace and with a broker class of 'Kafka'
-  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject --broker Kafka
+  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject --class Kafka
 `
 
 // NewBrokerCreateCommand represents command to create new broker instance