diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/validator_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/validator_test.go
index 5dcd2681624..9f3420a5d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/validator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/validator_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected empty string, got %s", status)
 		}
 		if status != test.expectedStatus {
-			t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", test.expectedStatus.String(), status.String())
+			t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", test.expectedStatus, status)
 		}
 	}
 }