diff --git a/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go b/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go
index 1ca42642c..36c3b494e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func testClearLocationOfOrigin(config *clientcmdapi.Config) {
 }
 func testSetNilMapsToEmpties(curr reflect.Value) {
 	actualCurrValue := curr
-	if curr.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+	if curr.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 		actualCurrValue = curr.Elem()
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser.go b/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser.go
index 59587ddb9..cc3ca5bfa 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func findNameStep(parts []string, typeOptions sets.String) string {
 
 // getPotentialTypeValues takes a type and looks up the tags used to represent its fields when serialized.
 func getPotentialTypeValues(typeValue reflect.Type) (map[string]reflect.Type, error) {
-	if typeValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+	if typeValue.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 		typeValue = typeValue.Elem()
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/config/set.go b/pkg/cmd/config/set.go
index 09d025d99..1031dd99c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/config/set.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/config/set.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func modifyConfig(curr reflect.Value, steps *navigationSteps, propertyValue stri
 	currStep := steps.pop()
 
 	actualCurrValue := curr
-	if curr.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+	if curr.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 		actualCurrValue = curr.Elem()
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go b/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
index 38eff349f..b083bf4dc 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/get/sorter.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func isLess(i, j reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
 		return i.Float() < j.Float(), nil
 	case reflect.String:
 		return sortorder.NaturalLess(i.String(), j.String()), nil
-	case reflect.Ptr:
+	case reflect.Pointer:
 		return isLess(i.Elem(), j.Elem())
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		// sort metav1.Time