diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 475c88b0915..bfac9dfbf64 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ type Kubelet struct {
 	//    as it takes time to gather all necessary node information.
 	nodeStatusUpdateFrequency time.Duration
 
-	// nodeStatusUpdateFrequency is the frequency that kubelet posts node
+	// nodeStatusReportFrequency is the frequency that kubelet posts node
 	// status to master. It is only used when node lease feature is enabled.
 	nodeStatusReportFrequency time.Duration