diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/insecure_serving.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/insecure_serving.go
index 1ae913a5944..5abe57cbb86 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/insecure_serving.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/insecure_serving.go
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ func (o *CombinedInsecureServingOptions) Validate() []error {
 
 	errors := []error{}
 
-	if o.BindPort < 0 || o.BindPort > 32767 {
-		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--port %v must be between 0 and 32767, inclusive. 0 for turning off insecure (HTTP) port", o.BindPort))
+	if o.BindPort < 0 || o.BindPort > 65335 {
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--port %v must be between 0 and 65335, inclusive. 0 for turning off insecure (HTTP) port", o.BindPort))
 	}
 
 	if len(o.BindAddress) > 0 && net.ParseIP(o.BindAddress) == nil {