diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource.go b/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource.go
index 468cd901286..2d06bf57431 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *Resource) Validate() error {
 			"version must match ^v\\d+(alpha\\d+|beta\\d+)?$ (was %s)", r.Version)
 	}
 	if r.Kind != flect.Pascalize(r.Kind) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kind must be camelcase (expected %s was %s)", flect.Pascalize(r.Kind), r.Kind)
+		return fmt.Errorf("kind must be PascalCase (expected %s was %s)", flect.Pascalize(r.Kind), r.Kind)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource_test.go b/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource_test.go
index 804627be32a..547b886bda3 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v1/resource/resource_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Resource", func() {
 			Expect(instance.Validate().Error()).To(ContainSubstring("kind cannot be empty"))
 		})
 
-		It("should fail if the Kind is not camel cased", func() {
+		It("should fail if the Kind is not pascal cased", func() {
 			// Base case
 			instance := &resource.Resource{Group: "crew", Kind: "FirstMate", Version: "v1"}
 			Expect(instance.Validate()).To(Succeed())
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Resource", func() {
 			instance = &resource.Resource{Group: "crew", Kind: "firstMate", Version: "v1"}
 			Expect(instance.Validate()).NotTo(Succeed())
 			Expect(instance.Validate().Error()).To(ContainSubstring(
-				`kind must be camelcase (expected FirstMate was firstMate)`))
+				`kind must be PascalCase (expected FirstMate was firstMate)`))
 
 			instance = &resource.Resource{Group: "crew", Kind: "firstmate", Version: "v1"}
 			Expect(instance.Validate()).NotTo(Succeed())
 			Expect(instance.Validate().Error()).To(ContainSubstring(
-				`kind must be camelcase (expected Firstmate was firstmate)`))
+				`kind must be PascalCase (expected Firstmate was firstmate)`))
 		})
 
 		It("should default the Resource by pluralizing the Kind", func() {