diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
index 9018a9d0b..34a345632 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewCmdLogin(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*LoginOptions) error) *cobra.Comm
 
 			The git protocol to use for git operations on this host can be set with %[1]s--git-protocol%[1]s,
 			or during the interactive prompting. Although login is for a single account on a host, setting
-			the git protocol will take affect for all users on the host.
+			the git protocol will take effect for all users on the host.
 		`, "`"),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			# Start interactive setup