diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/round_trippers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/round_trippers.go
index a05208d924d..f4cfadbd3da 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/round_trippers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/round_trippers.go
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ func (r *requestInfo) toCurl() string {
 	headers := ""
 	for key, values := range r.RequestHeaders {
 		for _, value := range values {
+			value = maskValue(key, value)
 			headers += fmt.Sprintf(` -H %q`, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", key, value))
 		}
 	}