diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
index 95a9c7b7e88c87489f187da9aaf7eb5c4e6418f6..8e6f48e49120eca9c6e83d222c765a639161fed9 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/status.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func status(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (*Status
 		return st, nil
 	}
 
-	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, host.DriverName)
+	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, host.DriverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("forwarded endpoint: %v", err)
 		st.Kubeconfig = Misconfigured
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
index 15e338b948f300d55fed81fdfb3a2fe246ea0a29..beddabb004a57996203dfce356a406343ba302fb 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) WaitForNode(cfg config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, time
 	out.T(out.HealthCheck, "Verifying Kubernetes components...")
 
 	// TODO: #7706: for better performance we could use k.client inside minikube to avoid asking for external IP:PORT
-	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPaneEndpoint(&cfg, &n, cfg.Driver)
+	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cfg, &n, cfg.Driver)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "get control plane endpoint")
 	}
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) restartCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "primary control plane")
 	}
 
-	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPaneEndpoint(&cfg, &cp, cfg.Driver)
+	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cfg, &cp, cfg.Driver)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "control plane")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/endpoint.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/endpoint.go
index dc9507a4d9d5235ab24f8d7ddb6885280794ab1b..f4a7ccfdf5025295c56982e9f98fee2e475d2a5a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/endpoint.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 )
 
-// ControlPaneEndpoint returns the location where callers can reach this cluster
-func ControlPaneEndpoint(cc *config.ClusterConfig, cp *config.Node, driverName string) (string, net.IP, int, error) {
+// ControlPlaneEndpoint returns the location where callers can reach this cluster
+func ControlPlaneEndpoint(cc *config.ClusterConfig, cp *config.Node, driverName string) (string, net.IP, int, error) {
 	if NeedsPortForward(driverName) {
 		port, err := oci.ForwardedPort(cc.Driver, cc.Name, cp.Port)
 		hostname := oci.DefaultBindIPV4
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go b/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
index 0910ba35fc9f845ccdbaaab773f35bff03c88518..66f1421d3689309f100ce5f414fec18c5af258ff 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func Running(name string) ClusterController {
 		exit.WithError("Unable to get command runner", err)
 	}
 
-	hostname, ip, port, err := driver.ControlPaneEndpoint(cc, &cp, host.DriverName)
+	hostname, ip, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(cc, &cp, host.DriverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		exit.WithError("Unable to get forwarded endpoint", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
index 438ddd3f022bd92cb47f57a8d34d9877183dd0a8..e8b90a66f0073fe304d9194f86f6b8c5c8ac33f8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func setupKubeconfig(h *host.Host, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node, clu
 }
 
 func apiServerURL(h host.Host, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (string, error) {
-	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, h.DriverName)
+	hostname, _, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, h.DriverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}