diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
index 57accde49d099..ec27d706f91f4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
@@ -1255,9 +1255,9 @@ func TestTranslateTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		{"30 seconds ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-3e10)}), "30s"},
 		{"5 minutes ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-3e11)}), "5m"},
 		{"an hour ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-6e12)}), "1h"},
-		{"2 days ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -2)}), "2d"},
-		{"months ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -90)}), "90d"},
-		{"10 years ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().AddDate(-10, 0, 0)}), "10y"},
+		{"2 days ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -2)}), "2d"},
+		{"months ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -90)}), "90d"},
+		{"10 years ago", translateTimestamp(unversioned.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(-10, 0, 0)}), "10y"},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tl {
 		if test.got != test.exp {