diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index fd17b30ad57..7baaba3967f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -67,11 +67,16 @@ $ kubectl delete pods --all`
 )
 
 func NewCmdDelete(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	p := kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, false, false, false, []string{})
-	validArgs := p.HandledResources()
-
 	options := &DeleteOptions{}
 
+	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
+	validArgs := []string{}
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, false, false, false, false, []string{})
+	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
+	if p != nil {
+		validArgs = p.HandledResources()
+	}
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "delete ([-f FILENAME] | TYPE [(NAME | -l label | --all)])",
 		Short:   "Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector.",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index fea289d95dd..04d8fb96f07 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -74,10 +74,16 @@ $ kubectl get rc/web service/frontend pods/web-pod-13je7`
 // NewCmdGet creates a command object for the generic "get" action, which
 // retrieves one or more resources from a server.
 func NewCmdGet(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	p := kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, false, false, false, []string{})
-	validArgs := p.HandledResources()
 	options := &GetOptions{}
 
+	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
+	validArgs := []string{}
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, false, false, false, false, []string{})
+	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
+	if p != nil {
+		validArgs = p.HandledResources()
+	}
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "get [(-o|--output=)json|yaml|wide|go-template=...|go-template-file=...|jsonpath=...|jsonpath-file=...] (TYPE [NAME | -l label] | TYPE/NAME ...) [flags]",
 		Short:   "Display one or many resources",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
index 44255881358..6de412d8e71 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ $ kubectl label pods foo bar-`
 
 func NewCmdLabel(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &LabelOptions{}
+
+	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs := []string{}
 	p, err := f.Printer(nil, false, false, false, false, []string{})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)