diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/apiserver.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/apiserver.go
index 27154cc6063..7e555ed1b77 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	verflag.PrintAndExitIfRequested()
 
 	if err := s.Run(pflag.CommandLine.Args()); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error)
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
index 027474bee1a..ffaf97ec59c 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	verflag.PrintAndExitIfRequested()
 
 	if err := s.Run(pflag.CommandLine.Args()); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error)
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
index 487cd140d16..a57255f379b 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 	verflag.PrintAndExitIfRequested()
 
 	if err := s.Run(pflag.CommandLine.Args()); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error)
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go b/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 78bb915b62c..c956ccd434e 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	verflag.PrintAndExitIfRequested()
 
 	if err := s.Run(pflag.CommandLine.Args()); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error)
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }