diff --git a/pkg/cmd/scale/scale.go b/pkg/cmd/scale/scale.go
index d32f8ed97..31d4212ec 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/scale/scale.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/scale/scale.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (o *ScaleOptions) RunScale() error {
 
 	if len(infos) == 0 {
 		if infoErr != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("no objects passed to scale %w", infoErr)
+			return infoErr
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("no objects passed to scale")
 	}