diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 0bf5a0e40ba..5b04dfca851 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -303,8 +303,11 @@ func (d *PersistentVolumeDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, er
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", pv.Name)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", formatLabels(pv.Labels))
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Status:\t%d\n", pv.Status.Phase)
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Claim:\t%d\n", pv.Spec.ClaimRef.UID)
-
+		if pv.Spec.ClaimRef != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Claim:\t%d\n", pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Namespace+"/"+pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Name)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Claim:\t%d\n", "")
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 }