diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options.go
index 43eb9d886eb..5490aba112e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options.go
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ func CheckPolicyOptionAvailable(option string) error {
 	}
 
 	if alphaOptions.Has(option) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(kubefeatures.TopologyManagerPolicyAlphaOptions) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Topology Manager Policy Alpha-level Options not enabled, but option %q provided", option)
+		return fmt.Errorf("topology manager policy alpha-level options not enabled, but option %q provided", option)
 	}
 
 	if betaOptions.Has(option) && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(kubefeatures.TopologyManagerPolicyBetaOptions) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Topology Manager Policy Beta-level Options not enabled, but option %q provided", option)
+		return fmt.Errorf("topology manager policy beta-level options not enabled, but option %q provided", option)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options_test.go
index 840f4e8a4ce..833609db228 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_options_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestNewTopologyManagerOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			policyOptions: map[string]string{
 				MaxAllowableNUMANodes: "8",
 			},
-			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("Topology Manager Policy Beta-level Options not enabled,"),
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("topology manager policy beta-level options not enabled,"),
 		},
 		{
 			description: "return empty TopologyManagerOptions",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestNewTopologyManagerOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			policyOptions: map[string]string{
 				fancyBetaOption: "true",
 			},
-			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("Topology Manager Policy Beta-level Options not enabled,"),
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("topology manager policy beta-level options not enabled,"),
 		},
 		{
 			description:       "test alpha options success",
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestNewTopologyManagerOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			policyOptions: map[string]string{
 				fancyAlphaOption: "true",
 			},
-			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("Topology Manager Policy Alpha-level Options not enabled,"),
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("topology manager policy alpha-level options not enabled,"),
 		},
 	}