diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 63bc061757c..e16d22886a3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ func newCmdInit(out io.Writer, initOptions *initOptions) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			data := c.(*initData)
+			data, ok := c.(*initData)
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("invalid data struct")
+			}
+
 			fmt.Printf("[init] Using Kubernetes version: %s\n", data.cfg.KubernetesVersion)
 
 			return initRunner.Run(args)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
index 67353120b5f..9ddef2d4aa4 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ func newCmdJoin(out io.Writer, joinOptions *joinOptions) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			data := c.(*joinData)
+			data, ok := c.(*joinData)
+			if !ok {
+				return errors.New("invalid data struct")
+			}
 
 			if err := joinRunner.Run(args); err != nil {
 				return err