diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
index d9bd259ce2..736e289a3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ func RunEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 	}
 
 	mapper, resourceMapper, r, cmdNamespace, err := getMapperAndResult(f, args, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	clientConfig, err := f.ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {