diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/plugin/plugin.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
index 22af63c1885..a8197839ed5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (o *PluginListOptions) Run() error {
 		files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir)
 		if err != nil {
 			if _, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok {
-				fmt.Fprintf(o.ErrOut, "Unable read directory %q from your PATH: %v. Skipping...\n", dir, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(o.ErrOut, "Unable to read directory %q from your PATH: %v. Skipping...\n", dir, err)
 				continue
 			}