diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
index 092fda391b..434cb72bc6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func (o *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)
 		return err
 	}
 	if multipleGVKsRequested(infos) {
-		return i18n.Errorf("watch is only supported on individual resources and resource collections - more than 1 resources were found")
+		return i18n.Errorf("watch is only supported on individual resources and resource collections - more than 1 resource was found")
 	}
 
 	info := infos[0]