diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 087e8d40b85..7b4128f57cb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func getRestartPolicy(cmd *cobra.Command, interactive bool) (api.RestartPolicy,
 	case api.RestartPolicyNever:
 		return api.RestartPolicyNever, nil
 	}
-	return "", cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "invalid restart policy: %s")
+	return "", cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "invalid restart policy: %s", restart)
 }
 
 func verifyImagePullPolicy(cmd *cobra.Command) error {