diff --git a/src/go/rpk/pkg/cli/cluster/partitions/move.go b/src/go/rpk/pkg/cli/cluster/partitions/move.go
index 54ef9c0c8503..8c82097b3680 100644
--- a/src/go/rpk/pkg/cli/cluster/partitions/move.go
+++ b/src/go/rpk/pkg/cli/cluster/partitions/move.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func newMovePartitionReplicasCommand(fs afero.Fs, p *config.Params) *cobra.Comma
 			}
 		},
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&partitionsFlag, "partition", "p", nil, "Topic-partitions to move and new replica locations (repeatable)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&partitionsFlag, "partition", "p", nil, "Topic partitions to move and new replica locations (repeatable)")
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("partition")
 
 	p.InstallFormatFlag(cmd)