diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
index 14414acd3c..1a1a576922 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var rhrArgs reconcileHelmReleaseFlags
 func init() {
 	reconcileHrCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&rhrArgs.syncHrWithSource, "with-source", false, "reconcile HelmRelease source")
 	reconcileHrCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&rhrArgs.syncForce, "force", false, "force a one-off install or upgrade of the HelmRelease resource")
-	reconcileHrCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&rhrArgs.syncReset, "reset", false, "reset the reset the failure count for this HelmRelease resource")
+	reconcileHrCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&rhrArgs.syncReset, "reset", false, "reset the failure count for this HelmRelease resource")
 	reconcileCmd.AddCommand(reconcileHrCmd)
 }