diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
index b40a9b6b1c228..b7f9a68403eb5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ func describeJob(job *batchv1.Job, events *corev1.EventList) (string, error) {
 			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Completions:\t<unset>\n")
 		}
 		if job.Spec.CompletionMode != nil {
-			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Completion Mode:\t%s\n", job.Spec.CompletionMode)
+			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Completion Mode:\t%s\n", *job.Spec.CompletionMode)
 		}
 		if job.Status.StartTime != nil {
 			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Start Time:\t%s\n", job.Status.StartTime.Time.Format(time.RFC1123Z))