diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
index 985480ebabc..60fe82b96c5 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	goruntime "runtime"
 
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
-	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/authenticator"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
 	genericapifilters "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters"
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ func Run(cc schedulerserverconfig.CompletedConfig, stopCh <-chan struct{}, regis
 		cc.LeaderElection.Callbacks = leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
 			OnStartedLeading: run,
 			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
-				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("lost master"))
+				klog.Fatalf("leaderelection lost")
 			},
 		}
 		leaderElector, err := leaderelection.NewLeaderElector(*cc.LeaderElection)