diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
index 07a887a5399..ef841504041 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ func (s *ServerRunOptions) Validate() []error {
 	}
 
 	if s.JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes < 0 {
-		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--json-patch-max-copy-bytes can not be negative value"))
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("ServerRunOptions.JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes can not be negative value"))
 	}
 
 	if s.MaxRequestBodyBytes < 0 {
-		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--max-resource-write-bytes can not be negative value"))
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("ServerRunOptions.MaxRequestBodyBytes can not be negative value"))
 	}
 
 	if err := validateHSTSDirectives(s.HSTSDirectives); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options_test.go
index b5d0ecd8ef8..1dd103a15e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestServerRunOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes:       -10 * 1024 * 1024,
 				MaxRequestBodyBytes:         10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			},
-			expectErr: "--json-patch-max-copy-bytes can not be negative value",
+			expectErr: "ServerRunOptions.JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes can not be negative value",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Test when MaxRequestBodyBytes is negative value",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestServerRunOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes:       10 * 1024 * 1024,
 				MaxRequestBodyBytes:         -10 * 1024 * 1024,
 			},
-			expectErr: "--max-resource-write-bytes can not be negative value",
+			expectErr: "ServerRunOptions.MaxRequestBodyBytes can not be negative value",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Test when LivezGracePeriod is negative value",