diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index 12f2735a58..9e8a51638a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	addProfilingFlags(flags)
 
-	kubeConfigFlags := genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(true)
+	kubeConfigFlags := genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(true).WithDeprecatedPasswordFlag()
 	kubeConfigFlags.AddFlags(flags)
 	matchVersionKubeConfigFlags := cmdutil.NewMatchVersionFlags(kubeConfigFlags)
 	matchVersionKubeConfigFlags.AddFlags(cmds.PersistentFlags())