diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/egressselector/egress_selector.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/egressselector/egress_selector.go
index a849575b8ef..463dc43436e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/egressselector/egress_selector.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/egressselector/egress_selector.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (d *dialerCreator) createDialer() utilnet.DialFunc {
 		return directDialer
 	}
 	return func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-		trace := utiltrace.New(fmt.Sprintf("Proxy via HTTP Connect over %s", d.options.transport), utiltrace.Field{Key: "address", Value: addr})
+		trace := utiltrace.New(fmt.Sprintf("Proxy via %s protocol over %s", d.options.protocol, d.options.transport), utiltrace.Field{Key: "address", Value: addr})
 		defer trace.LogIfLong(500 * time.Millisecond)
 		start := egressmetrics.Metrics.Clock().Now()
 		proxier, err := d.connector.connect()