diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leasecandidate_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leasecandidate_test.go
index d1378228bfb..92dc199f029 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leasecandidate_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/leasecandidate_test.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func TestLeaseCandidateAck(t *testing.T) {
 
 	candidate, _, err := NewCandidate(
 		client,
-		tc.candidateName,
 		tc.candidateNamespace,
+		tc.candidateName,
 		tc.leaseName,
 		tc.binaryVersion,
 		tc.emulationVersion,