diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
index 93545b1865..e8c9986e24 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/renstrom/dedent"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -186,16 +187,16 @@ func (r *Reset) Run(out io.Writer, client clientset.Interface) error {
 	resetConfigDir(kubeadmconstants.KubernetesDir, r.certsDir)
 
 	// Output help text instructing user how to remove iptables rules
-	msg := `
-The reset process does not reset or clean up iptables rules or IPVS tables.
-If you wish to reset iptables, you must do so manually.
-For example: 
-iptables -F && iptables -t nat -F && iptables -t mangle -F && iptables -X
+	msg := dedent.Dedent(`
+		The reset process does not reset or clean up iptables rules or IPVS tables.
+		If you wish to reset iptables, you must do so manually.
+		For example:
+		iptables -F && iptables -t nat -F && iptables -t mangle -F && iptables -X
 
-If your cluster was setup to utilize IPVS, run ipvsadm --clear (or similar)
-to reset your system's IPVS tables.
+		If your cluster was setup to utilize IPVS, run ipvsadm --clear (or similar)
+		to reset your system's IPVS tables.
 
-`
+	`)
 	fmt.Print(msg)
 
 	return nil