diff --git a/cmd/kubebuilder/main.go b/cmd/kubebuilder/main.go
index cd40c8fba0d..008d4f8c41c 100644
--- a/cmd/kubebuilder/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kubebuilder/main.go
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ More options:
 
 - run tests
   kubebuilder build generated
+  export TEST_ASSET_KUBECTL=/usr/local/kubebuilder/bin/kubectl
+  export TEST_ASSET_KUBE_APISERVER=/usr/local/kubebuilder/bin/kube-apiserver
+  export TEST_ASSET_ETCD=/usr/local/kubebuilder/bin/etcd
   go test ./pkg/...
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 	Example: `# Initialize your project