diff --git a/internal/local/command_service_kafka.go b/internal/local/command_service_kafka.go
index 7b8caa5681..935a7d6754 100644
--- a/internal/local/command_service_kafka.go
+++ b/internal/local/command_service_kafka.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var (
 		"line-reader":                `The class name of the class to use for reading lines from stdin. By default each line is read as a separate message. (default "kafka.tools.ConsoleProducer$LineMessageReader")`,
 		"max-block-ms":               "The max time that the producer will block for during a send request. (default 60000)",
 		"max-memory-bytes":           "The total memory used by the producer to buffer records waiting to be sent to the server. (default 33554432)",
-		"max-partition-memory-bytes": "The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are small than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)",
+		"max-partition-memory-bytes": "DEPRECATED: The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are smaller than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)",
 		"message-send-max-retries":   "This property specifies the number of retries before the producer gives up and drops this message. Brokers can fail receiving a message for multiple reasons, and being unavailable transiently is just one of them. (default 3)",
 		"metadata-expiry-ms":         "The amount of time in milliseconds before a forced metadata refresh. This will occur independent of any leadership changes. (default 300000)",
 		"producer-property":          "A mechanism to pass user-defined properties in the form key=value to the producer.",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help-onprem.golden b/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help-onprem.golden
index 92974b59a5..ebb3d3b016 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help-onprem.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help-onprem.golden
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Flags:
       --line-reader string               The class name of the class to use for reading lines from stdin. By default each line is read as a separate message. (default "kafka.tools.ConsoleProducer$LineMessageReader")
       --max-block-ms int                 The max time that the producer will block for during a send request. (default 60000)
       --max-memory-bytes int             The total memory used by the producer to buffer records waiting to be sent to the server. (default 33554432)
-      --max-partition-memory-bytes int   The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are small than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)
+      --max-partition-memory-bytes int   DEPRECATED: The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are smaller than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)
       --message-send-max-retries int     This property specifies the number of retries before the producer gives up and drops this message. Brokers can fail receiving a message for multiple reasons, and being unavailable transiently is just one of them. (default 3)
       --metadata-expiry-ms int           The amount of time in milliseconds before a forced metadata refresh. This will occur independent of any leadership changes. (default 300000)
       --producer\-property string         A mechanism to pass user-defined properties in the form key=value to the producer.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help.golden
index 92974b59a5..ebb3d3b016 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/local/services/kafka/produce-help.golden
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Flags:
       --line-reader string               The class name of the class to use for reading lines from stdin. By default each line is read as a separate message. (default "kafka.tools.ConsoleProducer$LineMessageReader")
       --max-block-ms int                 The max time that the producer will block for during a send request. (default 60000)
       --max-memory-bytes int             The total memory used by the producer to buffer records waiting to be sent to the server. (default 33554432)
-      --max-partition-memory-bytes int   The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are small than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)
+      --max-partition-memory-bytes int   DEPRECATED: The buffer size allocated for a partition. When records are received which are smaller than this size, the producer will attempt to optimistically group them together until this size is reached. (default 16384)
       --message-send-max-retries int     This property specifies the number of retries before the producer gives up and drops this message. Brokers can fail receiving a message for multiple reasons, and being unavailable transiently is just one of them. (default 3)
       --metadata-expiry-ms int           The amount of time in milliseconds before a forced metadata refresh. This will occur independent of any leadership changes. (default 300000)
       --producer\-property string         A mechanism to pass user-defined properties in the form key=value to the producer.