diff --git a/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md b/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
index dae317ab0f..3740d10d44 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ secret "mysecret" created
 encoded as base64 strings.  Newlines are not valid within these strings and must
 be omitted.  When using the `base64` utility on Darwin/OS X users should avoid
 using the `-b` option to split long lines.  Conversely Linux users *should* add
-the option `-w 0` to `base64` commands.
+the option `-w 0` to `base64` commands or the pipeline `base64 | tr -d '\n'` if
+`-w` option is not available. 
 
 #### Decoding a Secret