diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
index 229bb01c656..96bc66f50fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func RunExec(f *Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.C
 
 	req := client.RESTClient.Get().
 		Prefix("proxy").
-		Resource("minions").
+		Resource("nodes").
 		Name(pod.Spec.Host).
 		Suffix("exec", namespace, podName, containerName)
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward.go
index 51d7cc3925c..813d6a3e1f5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func RunPortForward(f *Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	req := client.RESTClient.Get().
 		Prefix("proxy").
-		Resource("minions").
+		Resource("nodes").
 		Name(pod.Spec.Host).
 		Suffix("portForward", namespace, podName)