diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index a5a4b30ecad..e706593b38a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) AddUnschedulableIfNotPresent(pInfo *framework.QueuedPodI
 	}
 	if p.moveRequestCycle >= podSchedulingCycle {
 		if err := p.podBackoffQ.Add(pInfo); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error adding pod %v to the backoff queue: %v", pod.Name, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error adding pod %v to the backoff queue: %v", klog.KObj(pod), err)
 		}
 		metrics.SchedulerQueueIncomingPods.WithLabelValues("backoff", ScheduleAttemptFailure).Inc()
 	} else {