diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
index 510cb14ded1b..aa54f1b9ec99 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
@@ -497,19 +497,19 @@ describe('Component Schematic', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should use export default', async () => {
+  it('should export the component as default when exportDefault is true', async () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, exportDefault: true };
 
     const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('component', options, appTree);
     const tsContent = tree.readContent('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
-    expect(tsContent).toMatch('export default class');
+    expect(tsContent).toContain('export default class FooComponent');
   });
 
-  it('should use named export', async () => {
+  it('should export the component as a named export when exportDefault is false', async () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, exportDefault: false };
 
     const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('component', options, appTree);
     const tsContent = tree.readContent('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.component.ts');
-    expect(tsContent).toMatch('export class');
+    expect(tsContent).toContain('export class FooComponent');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
index 4cdc4f10762b..9b95d4f1b8f3 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/schema.json
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     "exportDefault": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
-      "description": "Create a component with default export."
+      "description": "Use default export for the component instead of a named export."
     }
   },
   "required": ["name", "project"]