diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates/templater.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates/templater.go
index 18901348acb..c8036ac134a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates/templater.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates/templater.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func ActsAsRootCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, filters []string, groups ...CommandGr
 		Filtered:      filters,
 	}
 	cmd.SetFlagErrorFunc(templater.FlagErrorFunc())
+	cmd.SilenceUsage = true
 	cmd.SetUsageFunc(templater.UsageFunc())
 	cmd.SetHelpFunc(templater.HelpFunc())
 	return templater