diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 0cbc50d6840..beeb61a919b 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, stat
 		// Make a call to update nominated node name of the pod on the API server.
 		err = sched.podPreemptor.setNominatedNodeName(preemptor, nodeName)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Error in preemption process. Cannot set 'NominatedPod' on pod %v/%v: %v", preemptor.Namespace, preemptor.Name, err)
+			klog.Errorf("Error in preemption process. Cannot set 'NominatedNodeName' on pod %v/%v: %v", preemptor.Namespace, preemptor.Name, err)
 			sched.SchedulingQueue.DeleteNominatedPodIfExists(preemptor)
 			return "", err
 		}
@@ -435,11 +435,11 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) preempt(ctx context.Context, prof *profile.Profile, stat
 	// be nil when a pod with nominated node name is eligible to preempt again,
 	// but preemption logic does not find any node for it. In that case Preempt()
 	// function of generic_scheduler.go returns the pod itself for removal of
-	// the 'NominatedPod' field.
+	// the 'NominatedNodeName' field.
 	for _, p := range nominatedPodsToClear {
 		rErr := sched.podPreemptor.removeNominatedNodeName(p)
 		if rErr != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Cannot remove 'NominatedPod' field of pod: %v", rErr)
+			klog.Errorf("Cannot remove 'NominatedNodeName' field of pod: %v", rErr)
 			// We do not return as this error is not critical.
 		}
 	}