diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/upgrade.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/upgrade.go
index dffad22285aa..eb224da11d70 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/upgrade.go
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ type ApplyUpgradeOptions struct {
 	// InfrastructureProviders instance and versions (e.g. capa-system/aws:v0.5.0) to upgrade to. This field can be used as alternative to Contract.
 	InfrastructureProviders []string
 
-	// WaitProviders instructs the upgrade apply command to wait till the providers are installed.
+	// WaitProviders instructs the upgrade apply command to wait till the providers are successfully upgraded.
 	WaitProviders bool
 
-	// WaitProviderTimeout sets the timeout per provider wait installation
+	// WaitProviderTimeout sets the timeout per provider upgrade.
 	WaitProviderTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/upgrade_apply.go b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/upgrade_apply.go
index dbeb4f1d5145..ba569e9b04fa 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/upgrade_apply.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/upgrade_apply.go
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func init() {
 	upgradeApplyCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&ua.controlPlaneProviders, "control-plane", "c", nil,
 		"ControlPlane providers instance and versions (e.g. capi-kubeadm-control-plane-system/kubeadm:v0.3.0) to upgrade to. This flag can be used as alternative to --contract.")
 	upgradeApplyCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ua.waitProviders, "wait-providers", false,
-		"Wait for providers to be installed.")
+		"Wait for providers to be upgraded.")
 	upgradeApplyCmd.Flags().IntVar(&ua.waitProviderTimeout, "wait-provider-timeout", 5*60,
-		"Wait timeout per provider installation in seconds. This value is ignored if --wait-providers is false")
+		"Wait timeout per provider upgrade in seconds. This value is ignored if --wait-providers is false")
 }
 
 func runUpgradeApply() error {