diff --git a/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go b/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
index 8ef5f38cedc..bf4a761a4fb 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ func PrintTable(table *metav1beta1.Table, output io.Writer, options PrintOptions
 	for _, row := range table.Rows {
 		first := true
 		for i, cell := range row.Cells {
+			if i >= len(table.ColumnDefinitions) {
+				// https://issue.k8s.io/66379
+				// don't panic in case of bad output from the server, with more cells than column definitions
+				break
+			}
 			column := table.ColumnDefinitions[i]
 			if !options.Wide && column.Priority != 0 {
 				continue