diff --git a/cmd/kops/create.go b/cmd/kops/create.go
index 1a44321a18..a8e57f890a 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var (
 	kops create ig --name=k8s-cluster.example.com node-example \
 		--role node --subnet my-subnet-name
 
-	# Create an new ssh public key called admin.
+	# Create a new ssh public key called admin.
 	kops create secret sshpublickey admin -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub \
 		--name k8s-cluster.example.com --state s3://example.com
 	`))