diff --git a/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh b/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
index 5b3a58e4e8f..3466d50cc3c 100755
--- a/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/util.sh"
 kube::golang::verify_go_version
 
 FOCUS="${1:-}"
+FOCUS="${FOCUS%/}" # Remove the ending "/"
 
 # See https://staticcheck.io/docs/checks
 CHECKS=(