diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index 10c93998f05..cbe8abd0a28 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) DeleteResult(r *resource.Result) error {
 		effectiveTimeout = 168 * time.Hour
 	}
 	waitOptions := kubectlwait.WaitOptions{
-		ResourceFinder: genericclioptions.ResourceFinderForResult(o.Result),
+		ResourceFinder: genericclioptions.ResourceFinderForResult(r),
 		DynamicClient:  o.DynamicClient,
 		Timeout:        effectiveTimeout,