diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
index 72ee829315c..3a0aefcde23 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/util/cmdutil_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
 func TestValidateExactArgNumber(t *testing.T) {
@@ -70,3 +72,34 @@ func TestValidateExactArgNumber(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetKubeConfigPath(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name     string
+		file     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "provide an empty value",
+			file:     "",
+			expected: clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules().GetDefaultFilename(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "provide a non-empty value",
+			file:     "kubelet.kubeconfig",
+			expected: "kubelet.kubeconfig",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actualResult := GetKubeConfigPath(tt.file)
+			if actualResult != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"failed GetKubeConfigPath:\n\texpected: %s\n\t  actual: %s",
+					tt.expected,
+					actualResult,
+				)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}