diff --git a/cmd/kots/cli/admin-console-upgrade.go b/cmd/kots/cli/admin-console-upgrade.go
index a1e327afdb..1b94325f63 100644
--- a/cmd/kots/cli/admin-console-upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/kots/cli/admin-console-upgrade.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func AdminConsoleUpgradeCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -88,8 +89,7 @@ func AdminConsoleUpgradeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			if v.IsSet("strict-security-context") {
-				ok := v.GetBool("strict-security-context")
-				upgradeOptions.StrictSecurityContext = &ok
+				upgradeOptions.StrictSecurityContext = pointer.Bool(v.GetBool("strict-security-context"))
 			}
 
 			timeout, err := time.ParseDuration(v.GetString("wait-duration"))
diff --git a/pkg/kotsadm/api_test.go b/pkg/kotsadm/api_test.go
index e7d6eb78f0..b2a08eae9d 100644
--- a/pkg/kotsadm/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kotsadm/api_test.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package kotsadm
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/ptr"
 	"gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func Test_getHTTPProxySettings(t *testing.T) {
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ func Test_hasStrictSecurityContext(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 								},
 								SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
-									RunAsUser:    ptr.Int64(1001),
-									RunAsNonRoot: ptr.Bool(true),
+									RunAsUser:    pointer.Int64(1001),
+									RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
 								},
 							},
 						},
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func Test_hasStrictSecurityContext(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 								},
 								SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
-									RunAsUser: ptr.Int64(1001),
+									RunAsUser: pointer.Int64(1001),
 								},
 							},
 						},