diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index ff7c5f58..d8f97999 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
-			"Rev": "21dd7eaeef6c"
+			"Rev": "12449b5492ee"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/code-generator",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c98521c..911e4edb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210217222438-5dae1b234a43
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210217213328-21dd7eaeef6c
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210219052155-12449b5492ee
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210217012751-bf61fcdb2cb3
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210217012858-e20ca0433831
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.5.0
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ replace (
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210217222438-5dae1b234a43
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210217213328-21dd7eaeef6c
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210219052155-12449b5492ee
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210217003918-5a6947c9f285
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210217012751-bf61fcdb2cb3
 	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210217012858-e20ca0433831
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 984d76e4..c5707f48 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20210218021651-498bb3d8b5a6/go.mod h1:60tmSUpHxGPFerNHbo/ayI2lKxvtrhbxFyXuEIWJd78=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20210217011835-527a61b4dffe/go.mod h1:Z7ps/g0rjlTeMstYrMOUttJfT2Gg34DEaG/f2PYLCWY=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20210217222438-5dae1b234a43/go.mod h1:iMyecOoB0p2BUHXHKs6c0elbq/BVQYazlvwURVfjtkM=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210217213328-21dd7eaeef6c/go.mod h1:q0EaghmVye2uui19vxSZ2NG6ssgUWgjudO6vrwXneSI=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20210219052155-12449b5492ee/go.mod h1:VGRl84/71eS0xitGML6HKUOweoHe0JXXz0WOkwRBqtc=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20210217003918-5a6947c9f285/go.mod h1:O7FXIFFMbeLstjVDD1gKtnexuIo2JF8jkudWpXyjVeo=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20210217012751-bf61fcdb2cb3/go.mod h1:gazbxECw90jDRTaMRWKvkWJtQMg8JkZmQTWfUAvL5gQ=
 k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20210217012858-e20ca0433831/go.mod h1:d+uhC9mFJUgZ9GoIJudMvsp9RDQuhSG6sWFqS5eH3cU=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/patch/patch.go b/pkg/cmd/patch/patch.go
index 9b0b540d..bd2ed51f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/patch/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/patch/patch.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func getPatchedJSON(patchType types.PatchType, originalJS, patchJS []byte, gvk s
 		// get a typed object for this GVK if we need to apply a strategic merge patch
 		obj, err := creater.New(gvk)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot apply strategic merge patch for %s locally, try --type merge", gvk.String())
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("strategic merge patch is not supported for %s locally, try --type merge", gvk.String())
 		}
 		return strategicpatch.StrategicMergePatch(originalJS, patchJS, obj)