diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubeconfig/kubeconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubeconfig/kubeconfig.go
index 1d1474417ba..451fb0c0f19 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubeconfig/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/kubeconfig/kubeconfig.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func createKubeConfigFileIfNotExists(outDir, filename string, config *clientcmda
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save kubeconfig file %s on disk: %v", kubeConfigFilePath, err)
 		}
 
-		fmt.Printf("[kubeconfig] Wrote KubeConfig file to disk: %q\n", filename)
+		fmt.Printf("[kubeconfig] Wrote KubeConfig file to disk: %q\n", kubeConfigFilePath)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func createKubeConfigFileIfNotExists(outDir, filename string, config *clientcmda
 	// kubeadm doesn't validate the existing kubeconfig file more than this (kubeadm trusts the client certs to be valid)
 	// Basically, if we find a kubeconfig file with the same path; the same CA cert and the same server URL;
 	// kubeadm thinks those files are equal and doesn't bother writing a new file
-	fmt.Printf("[kubeconfig] Using existing up-to-date KubeConfig file: %q\n", filename)
+	fmt.Printf("[kubeconfig] Using existing up-to-date KubeConfig file: %q\n", kubeConfigFilePath)
 
 	return nil
 }