diff --git a/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/kubernetes/cluster/CreateKubernetesClusterCmd.java b/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/kubernetes/cluster/CreateKubernetesClusterCmd.java
index 0c5bca9405d..308b7cb57fc 100644
--- a/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/kubernetes/cluster/CreateKubernetesClusterCmd.java
+++ b/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/kubernetes/cluster/CreateKubernetesClusterCmd.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class CreateKubernetesClusterCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCmd {
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.CLUSTER_TYPE, type = CommandType.STRING, description = "type of the cluster: CloudManaged, ExternalManaged. The default value is CloudManaged.", since="4.19.0")
     private String clusterType;
 
-    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.HYPERVISOR, type = CommandType.STRING, description = "(optional) the hypervisor on which to deploy the CKS cluster nodes.")
+    @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.HYPERVISOR, type = CommandType.STRING, description = "the hypervisor on which the CKS cluster is to be deployed. This is required if the zone in which the CKS cluster is being deployed has clusters with different hypervisor types.")
     private String hypervisor;
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////