diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
index 4a4e223cc81..38eff349f31 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func isLess(i, j reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return sortorder.NaturalLess(itype, jtype), nil
 				}
-				jtypeQuantity, _ := resource.ParseQuantity(jtype)
+				jtypeQuantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(jtype)
 				if err != nil {
 					return sortorder.NaturalLess(itype, jtype), nil
 				}