diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
index 934fc277c82a..aadebf10c0f7 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe.go
@@ -3321,9 +3321,9 @@ func printTolerationsMultilineWithIndent(w PrefixWriter, initialIndent, title, i
 					w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s", initialIndent)
 					w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s", innerIndent)
 				}
-				w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s=%s", toleration.Key, toleration.Value)
-				if len(toleration.Operator) != 0 {
-					w.Write(LEVEL_0, ":%s", toleration.Operator)
+				w.Write(LEVEL_0, "%s", toleration.Key)
+				if len(toleration.Value) != 0 {
+					w.Write(LEVEL_0, "=%s", toleration.Value)
 				}
 				if len(toleration.Effect) != 0 {
 					w.Write(LEVEL_0, ":%s", toleration.Effect)
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
index 5199cbbc2962..07afd1a2a007 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/describe_test.go
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ func TestDescribePodTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Tolerations: []api.Toleration{
+				{Key: "key0", Operator: api.TolerationOpExists},
 				{Key: "key1", Value: "value1"},
-				{Key: "key2", Value: "value2", Effect: api.TaintEffectNoExecute, TolerationSeconds: &[]int64{300}[0]},
+				{Key: "key2", Operator: api.TolerationOpEqual, Value: "value2", Effect: api.TaintEffectNoSchedule},
+				{Key: "key3", Value: "value3", Effect: api.TaintEffectNoExecute, TolerationSeconds: &[]int64{300}[0]},
+				{Key: "key4", Effect: api.TaintEffectNoExecute, TolerationSeconds: &[]int64{60}[0]},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -113,8 +116,13 @@ func TestDescribePodTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out, "key1=value1") || !strings.Contains(out, "key2=value2:NoExecute for 300s") || !strings.Contains(out, "Tolerations:") {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected out: %s", out)
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "key0\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, "key1=value1\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, "key2=value2:NoSchedule\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, "key3=value3:NoExecute for 300s\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, "key4:NoExecute for 60s\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, "Tolerations:") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected out:\n%s", out)
 	}
 }