diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
index edca8614bdb..92fd0eb5095 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func stripPathShortcuts(p string) string {
 	}
 
 	// trim leftover {".", ".."}
-	if (newPath == "." || newPath == "..") {
+	if newPath == "." || newPath == ".." {
 		newPath = ""
 	}