diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/recommended.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
index 779c4e3da92..2ead600f83c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/recommended.go
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func (o *RecommendedOptions) ApplyTo(config *server.RecommendedConfig) error {
 	if err := o.CoreAPI.ApplyTo(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	var kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset
-	var dynamicClient *dynamic.DynamicClient
+	var kubeClient kubernetes.Interface
+	var dynamicClient dynamic.Interface
 	if config.ClientConfig != nil {
 		var err error
 		kubeClient, err = kubernetes.NewForConfig(config.ClientConfig)