diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vsphere.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
index 3031442d117..076e8c7432e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ func (vs *VSphere) InstanceID(ctx context.Context, nodeName k8stypes.NodeName) (
 			return vs.vmUUID, nil
 		}
 
-		klog.Warningf("The VM: %s is not in %s state", convertToString(nodeName), vclib.ActivePowerState)
+		klog.Warningf("The VM: %s doesn't exist", convertToString(nodeName))
 		return "", cloudprovider.InstanceNotFound
 	}