diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
index dad632b8df5..a9c958d6b2d 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func main() {
 	logs.InitLogs()
 	defer logs.FlushLogs()
 
-	if err := command.Execute(); err != nil {		
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
+	if err := command.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }