diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index ede19349581..cbb9b8f014d 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func NewProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface, sysctl utilsysctl.Interface, exec ut
 	masqueradeMark := fmt.Sprintf("%#08x/%#08x", masqueradeValue, masqueradeValue)
 
 	if nodeIP == nil {
-		glog.Warningf("invalid nodeIP, initialize kube-proxy with 127.0.0.1 as nodeIP")
+		glog.Warningf("invalid nodeIP, initializing kube-proxy with 127.0.0.1 as nodeIP")
 		nodeIP = net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
 	}