diff --git a/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go b/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
index b62fe22a92..b856322eb6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controllerutil/controllerutil.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func SetOwnerReference(owner, object metav1.Object, scheme *runtime.Scheme) erro
 	// Validate the owner.
 	ro, ok := owner.(runtime.Object)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%T is not a runtime.Object, cannot call SetOwnerReference", owner)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%T is not a runtime.Object, cannot call SetControllerReference", owner)
 	}
 	if err := validateOwner(owner, object); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ func RemoveFinalizerWithError(o runtime.Object, finalizer string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// KubernetesObject allows functions to work indistinctly with any resource that
+// Object allows functions to work indistinctly with any resource that
 // implements both Object interfaces.
-type KubernetesObject interface {
+type Object interface {
 	metav1.Object
 	runtime.Object
 }