diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index 9bb6d194f81..6446e948231 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func RunApply(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out, errOut io.Writer, opti
 		}
 	}
 
-	dryRun := cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run")
+	dryRun := cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	output := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 	shortOutput := output == "name"
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
index cc455f6a4c3..c6fc830ebba 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Com
 }
 
 func (o *SetLastAppliedOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run")
+	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	o.Output = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 	o.ShortOutput = o.Output == "name"
 	o.Codec = f.JSONEncoder()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 71b61a1e9c9..0d77c4435ff 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) RunCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dryRun := cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run")
+	dryRun := cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	output := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 	mapper := r.Mapper().RESTMapper
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_pdb.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_pdb.go
index 39938f64152..83232cafb79 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_pdb.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_pdb.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func CreatePodDisruptionBudget(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.C
 	return RunCreateSubcommand(f, cmd, cmdOut, &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 		Name:                name,
 		StructuredGenerator: generator,
-		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run"),
+		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd),
 		OutputFormat:        cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_priorityclass.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_priorityclass.go
index 99c17866732..a01b50921d8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_priorityclass.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_priorityclass.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func CreatePriorityClass(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command
 	return RunCreateSubcommand(f, cmd, cmdOut, &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 		Name:                name,
 		StructuredGenerator: generator,
-		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run"),
+		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd),
 		OutputFormat:        cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_quota.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_quota.go
index 48eed9993a1..d66d68a940f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_quota.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_quota.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func CreateQuota(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 	return RunCreateSubcommand(f, cmd, cmdOut, &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 		Name:                name,
 		StructuredGenerator: generator,
-		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run"),
+		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd),
 		OutputFormat:        cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_secret.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_secret.go
index 5a5b99015b6..7cfa13d46ec 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_secret.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_secret.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func CreateSecretTLS(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, ar
 	return RunCreateSubcommand(f, cmd, cmdOut, &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 		Name:                name,
 		StructuredGenerator: generator,
-		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run"),
+		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd),
 		OutputFormat:        cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_service.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_service.go
index a35d210de27..72437b35010 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_service.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_service.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func CreateServiceLoadBalancer(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.C
 	return RunCreateSubcommand(f, cmd, cmdOut, &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 		Name:                name,
 		StructuredGenerator: generator,
-		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run"),
+		DryRun:              cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd),
 		OutputFormat:        cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
index 1e9137f736e..7d833ef6ebf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) SetupDrain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, fmt.Sprintf("USAGE: %s [flags]", cmd.Use))
 	}
 
-	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run")
+	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 
 	if o.client, err = o.Factory.KubernetesClientSet(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
index 3eb40ea42a4..6b694d48938 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (o *UndoOptions) CompleteUndo(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io
 	o.ToRevision = cmdutil.GetFlagInt64(cmd, "to-revision")
 	o.Mapper, o.Typer = f.Object()
 	o.Out = out
-	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "dry-run")
+	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
 
 	cmdNamespace, enforceNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace()
 	if err != nil {