diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
index e233d42e7a9..933c9cc0c4a 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func getProxyMode(proxyMode string, khandle ipvs.KernelHandler, ipsetver ipvs.IP
 	case proxyModeIPVS:
 		return tryIPVSProxy(khandle, ipsetver, kcompat)
 	}
-	klog.Warningf("Flag proxy-mode=%q unknown, assuming iptables proxy", proxyMode)
+	klog.Warningf("Unknown proxy mode %q, assuming iptables proxy", proxyMode)
 	return tryIPTablesProxy(kcompat)
 }