diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
index 40a11030ec9..681dbdd81f1 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ func newCmdNode(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			data, err := nodeRunner.InitData(args)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if _, ok := data.(*nodeData); !ok {
+				return errors.New("invalid data struct")
+			}
 			if err := nodeRunner.Run(args); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}