diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/files.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/files.go
index 8788517856..c09cd50a65 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/files.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/files.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func CopyFiles(runner command.Runner, files []assets.CopyableFile) error {
 func ReverseDirList(path string, n int) (list []string, err error) {
 	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to list directory %s: %w", path, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to list directory %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	for _, file := range files {
 		if file.IsDir() {