diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f70cf2dd6..c032fc01b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240516203440-664bdd58a30d
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240510224318-1da46c3f5a5b
-	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240509010650-cee732fd4ad8
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240523043213-5c8637dbd9df
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240523010300-0b28b30a28ba
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240521090535-c7396197f39e
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240509004100-482591e4108c
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20240511203730-30c6ab0cd73e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4a23cd051..043904279 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240516203440-664bdd58a30d h1:0j0GmUGa2xvgJJiTzGQhNRKa2ByzpqDlBhggVRVmrfY=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20240516203440-664bdd58a30d/go.mod h1:GIl44YEE/I5fp0xgOEQrSjkLfe5trkF4SgIeRHHviOk=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240510224318-1da46c3f5a5b h1:UTQPecSyfYRHmREs/0iVer4dQClGGZuYKTyHqOAScYQ=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240510224318-1da46c3f5a5b/go.mod h1:+hpAhBheGa7Ub4X6JfKqjEeACgGYZqZv+ILGzigzVGU=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240509010650-cee732fd4ad8 h1:2CkqqqVdTCyNf/z2DF5qKs42HHsIU0bkkWb7nNgw0LE=
-k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240509010650-cee732fd4ad8/go.mod h1:fM1OoEh4Wil6xcm53hPjs5c2Bu37hxWoaEOmXui1Fh4=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240523043213-5c8637dbd9df h1:8gUIgtpvsB04mpZKdHNcI0AVWYExv0LJNV1Rfrpp4Qs=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20240523043213-5c8637dbd9df/go.mod h1:+hpAhBheGa7Ub4X6JfKqjEeACgGYZqZv+ILGzigzVGU=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240523010300-0b28b30a28ba h1:vH9EA1tMw5B9c25JyUs3lGq4hRRkjElPgHTKINrneQc=
+k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20240523010300-0b28b30a28ba/go.mod h1:QHDEBrxOos23lQqwel/Ak/yDb4rDJSc62X4l7RF8mgU=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240521090535-c7396197f39e h1:ELb5A6Mh1VC9KKJYaFUf/6m16G5HEO7q6wRnDSsWNS4=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20240521090535-c7396197f39e/go.mod h1:mF3HjWextzMO13L26Q3GHi+ttX57kjYOBB0XT26k9/o=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20240509004100-482591e4108c h1:dsvBpyLyEc10p5ARPS+9ZZgYIu8W89k2T9oNWvgxEmQ=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/create/create.go
index 17b21c4e0..fa7876d86 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericiooptions.IOStreams) *cobr
 		Long:                  createLong,
 		Example:               createExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if cmdutil.IsFilenameSliceEmpty(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames, o.FilenameOptions.Kustomize) {
-				ioStreams.ErrOut.Write([]byte("Error: must specify one of -f and -k\n\n"))
-				defaultRunFunc := cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(ioStreams.ErrOut)
-				defaultRunFunc(cmd, args)
-				return
-			}
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args))
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate())
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunCreate(f, cmd))
@@ -159,8 +153,12 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericiooptions.IOStreams) *cobr
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// Validate makes sure there is no discrepency in command options
+// Validate makes sure there is no discrepancy in command options
 func (o *CreateOptions) Validate() error {
+	if err := o.FilenameOptions.RequireFilenameOrKustomize(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
 		if o.EditBeforeCreate {
 			return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --edit are mutually exclusive")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/create/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/create/create_test.go
index 5351810f9..9d248eda6 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/create/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/create/create_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing"
+	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -150,3 +151,35 @@ func TestCreateDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected output: %s", buf.String())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMissingFilenameError(t *testing.T) {
+	var errStr string
+	var exitCode int
+	cmdutil.BehaviorOnFatal(func(str string, code int) {
+		if errStr == "" {
+			errStr = str
+			exitCode = code
+		}
+	})
+
+	tf := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory().WithNamespace("test")
+	defer tf.Cleanup()
+
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericiooptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, ioStreams)
+	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
+
+	if buf.Len() > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected output: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+
+	if len(errStr) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
+	} else if errStr != "error: must specify one of -f and -k" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %s", errStr)
+	}
+
+	if exitCode != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected exit code: %d", exitCode)
+	}
+}