diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
index 56f70007b3..78de13b3b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/broker/create.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ var createExample = `
   # Create a broker 'mybroker' in the current namespace
   kn broker create mybroker
 
-  # Create a broker 'mybroker' in the 'myproject' namespace
-  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject`
+  # Create a broker 'mybroker' in the 'myproject' namespace and with a broker class of 'Kafka'
+  kn broker create mybroker --namespace myproject --broker Kafka
+`
 
 // NewBrokerCreateCommand represents command to create new broker instance
 func NewBrokerCreateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {