diff --git a/pkg/builder/controller.go b/pkg/builder/controller.go
index eedda4932f..efaf069205 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/controller.go
@@ -315,13 +315,11 @@ func (blder *Builder) doController(r reconcile.Reconciler) error {
 			"controllerKind", gvk.Kind,
 		)
 
-		lowerCamelCaseKind := strings.ToLower(gvk.Kind[:1]) + gvk.Kind[1:]
-
 		ctrlOptions.LogConstructor = func(req *reconcile.Request) logr.Logger {
 			log := log
 			if req != nil {
 				log = log.WithValues(
-					lowerCamelCaseKind, klog.KRef(req.Namespace, req.Name),
+					gvk.Kind, klog.KRef(req.Namespace, req.Name),
 					"namespace", req.Namespace, "name", req.Name,
 				)
 			}