diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index d8f4eb2d818..197ad31d0dd 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func (o *CloudControllerManagerOptions) ApplyTo(c *cloudcontrollerconfig.Config,
 		return err
 	}
 	c.Kubeconfig.DisableCompression = true
+	c.Kubeconfig.ContentConfig.AcceptContentTypes = o.Generic.ClientConnection.AcceptContentTypes
 	c.Kubeconfig.ContentConfig.ContentType = o.Generic.ClientConnection.ContentType
 	c.Kubeconfig.QPS = o.Generic.ClientConnection.QPS
 	c.Kubeconfig.Burst = int(o.Generic.ClientConnection.Burst)
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
index a21a0fe6fc1..3a6a4e83f0c 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options.go
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ func (s KubeControllerManagerOptions) Config(allControllers []string, disabledBy
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	kubeconfig.DisableCompression = true
+	kubeconfig.ContentConfig.AcceptContentTypes = s.Generic.ClientConnection.AcceptContentTypes
 	kubeconfig.ContentConfig.ContentType = s.Generic.ClientConnection.ContentType
 	kubeconfig.QPS = s.Generic.ClientConnection.QPS
 	kubeconfig.Burst = int(s.Generic.ClientConnection.Burst)