diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
index 0b5067d1a95..bbebfd2bb9a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/rkt.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const (
 	k8sRktCreationTimeAnno           = "rkt.kubernetes.io/created"
 	k8sRktContainerHashAnno          = "rkt.kubernetes.io/containerhash"
 	k8sRktRestartCountAnno           = "rkt.kubernetes.io/restartcount"
-	k8sRktTerminationMessagePathAnno = "rkt.kubernetes.io/terminationMessagePath"
+	k8sRktTerminationMessagePathAnno = "rkt.kubernetes.io/termination-message-path"
 	dockerPrefix                     = "docker://"
 
 	authDir            = "auth.d"