diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource/builder.go b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource/builder.go
index 09e21827f7e..f2b82307350 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource/builder.go
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ func (b *Builder) visitByPaths() *Result {
 	if b.labelSelector != nil {
 		selector, err := labels.Parse(*b.labelSelector)
 		if err != nil {
-			return result.withError(fmt.Errorf("the provided selector %q is not valid: %v", b.labelSelector, err))
+			return result.withError(fmt.Errorf("the provided selector %q is not valid: %v", *b.labelSelector, err))
 		}
 		visitors = NewFilteredVisitor(visitors, FilterByLabelSelector(selector))
 	}