diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/options/globalflags.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/options/globalflags.go
index a2ea7a7a7ca..144837731e1 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/options/globalflags.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/options/globalflags.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func addGlogFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	register(global, local, "vmodule")
 	register(global, local, "log_backtrace_at")
 	register(global, local, "log_dir")
+	register(global, local, "log_file")
 
 	fs.AddFlagSet(local)
 }