diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
index acea4813067..0f8a6997efb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func TestKubectlCommandHandlesPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected plugin execution: expected %q, got %q", test.expectPlugin, pluginsHandler.executedPlugin)
 			}
 
-			if len(pluginsHandler.withArgs) != len(test.expectPluginArgs) {
+			if !cmp.Equal(pluginsHandler.withArgs, test.expectPluginArgs, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected plugin execution args: expected %q, got %q", test.expectPluginArgs, pluginsHandler.withArgs)
 			}
 		})