diff --git a/install/README.md b/install/README.md
index 50f6eb33e35ba60a5bf7a1b5791964c3f2a8835b..eaf937991fb193af7a01d2f950b2044637e57d36 100644
--- a/install/README.md
+++ b/install/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ The install script does the following:
 * copies the tk binary to `/usr/local/bin`
 * removes the temporary directory
 
+If you want to use tk as a kubectl plugin, rename the binary to `kubectl-tk`:
+
+```sh
+mv /usr/local/bin/tk /usr/local/bin/kubectl-tk
+```
+
 ## Build from source
 
 Clone the repository: