diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index c8dee384c96..51b7cdb135a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func DefaultClientConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 
 func checkErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+		glog.FatalDepth(1, err.Error())
 	}
 }