diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index 2c186684a75..517ba6d813c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func DefaultClientConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
 
 func checkErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.FatalDepth(1, err)
+		glog.FatalDepth(1, err.Error())
 	}
 }