diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
index 49da26c8c31..5577a85787a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func qscOfPL(qsf fq.QueueSetFactory, queues fq.QueueSet, pl *fctypesv1a1.Priorit
 		qsc, err = qsf.BeginConstruction(qcQS)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		err = errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("priority level %q has QueuingConfiguration %#+v, which is invalid", pl.Name, *qcAPI))
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("priority level %q has QueuingConfiguration %#+v, which is invalid", pl.Name, qcAPI))
 	}
 	return qsc, err
 }