diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index f3d45b2d13c..1e270069595 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func Run(c *config.CompletedConfig) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	run := func(runCtx context.Context) {
+	run := func(ctx context.Context) {
 		rootClientBuilder := controller.SimpleControllerClientBuilder{
 			ClientConfig: c.Kubeconfig,
 		}
@@ -165,18 +165,18 @@ func Run(c *config.CompletedConfig) error {
 		} else {
 			clientBuilder = rootClientBuilder
 		}
-		ctx, err := CreateControllerContext(c, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder, runCtx.Done())
+		controllerContext, err := CreateControllerContext(c, rootClientBuilder, clientBuilder, ctx.Done())
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("error building controller context: %v", err)
 		}
 		saTokenControllerInitFunc := serviceAccountTokenControllerStarter{rootClientBuilder: rootClientBuilder}.startServiceAccountTokenController
 
-		if err := StartControllers(ctx, saTokenControllerInitFunc, NewControllerInitializers(ctx.LoopMode)); err != nil {
+		if err := StartControllers(controllerContext, saTokenControllerInitFunc, NewControllerInitializers(controllerContext.LoopMode)); err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("error starting controllers: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		ctx.InformerFactory.Start(ctx.Stop)
-		close(ctx.InformersStarted)
+		controllerContext.InformerFactory.Start(controllerContext.Stop)
+		close(controllerContext.InformersStarted)
 
 		select {}
 	}