diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index 2b5784397e1..e0a99fab0ac 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (f *Factory) PrinterForMapping(cmd *cobra.Command, mapping *meta.RESTMappin
 		if len(version) == 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must specify an output-version when using this output format")
 		}
-		printer = kubectl.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, mapping.ObjectConvertor, version)
+		printer = kubectl.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, mapping.ObjectConvertor, version, mapping.APIVersion)
 	} else {
 		printer, err = f.Printer(mapping, GetFlagBool(cmd, "no-headers"))
 		if err != nil {