diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
index b9129a6af21..4f9c93fe66b 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func startResourceClaimController(ctx context.Context, controllerContext Control
 		controllerContext.InformerFactory.Resource().V1alpha1().ResourceClaims(),
 		controllerContext.InformerFactory.Resource().V1alpha1().ResourceClaimTemplates())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("failed to start ephemeral volume controller: %v", err)
+		return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("failed to start resource claim controller: %v", err)
 	}
 	go ephemeralController.Run(ctx, defaultResourceClaimControllerWorkers)
 	return nil, true, nil