diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
index 1d15deae868..d1f24e404b7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ func (m ErrorMatcher) Render(e *Error) string {
 	}
 	if m.matchValue {
 		comma()
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%v", e.BadValue))
+		if s, ok := e.BadValue.(string); ok {
+			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%q", s))
+		} else {
+			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%v", e.BadValue))
+		}
 	}
 	if m.matchOrigin || m.requireOriginWhenInvalid && e.Type == ErrorTypeInvalid {
 		comma()