diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
index a7aa60e76d0..629ab7070e0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (le *LeaderElector) renew(ctx context.Context) {
 		le.config.Lock.RecordEvent("stopped leading")
 		glog.Infof("failed to renew lease %v: %v", desc, err)
 		cancel()
-	}, 0, ctx.Done())
+	}, le.config.RetryPeriod, ctx.Done())
 }
 
 // tryAcquireOrRenew tries to acquire a leader lease if it is not already acquired,