diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/completion/completion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/completion/completion.go
index 8656ad806da..bb7ccb076a3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/completion/completion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/completion/completion.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var (
 		# Set kubectl completion code for powershell to run on startup
 		## Save completion code to a script and execute in the profile
 		    kubectl completion powershell > $HOME\.kube\completion.ps1
-		    Add-Content $PROFILE "$HOME\.kube\completion.ps1"
+		    Add-Content $PROFILE ". $HOME\.kube\completion.ps1"
 		## Execute completion code in the profile
 		    Add-Content $PROFILE "if (Get-Command kubectl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
 		        kubectl completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression