diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/v1alpha1/framework.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/v1alpha1/framework.go
index 9e2a5e4a732..7dce3761a13 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/v1alpha1/framework.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/v1alpha1/framework.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package v1alpha1
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache"
+	schedutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 )
 
 // framework is the component responsible for initializing and running scheduler
@@ -273,35 +273,26 @@ func (f *framework) RunScorePlugins(pc *PluginContext, pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.
 		pluginToNodeScoreMap[pl.Name()] = make(NodeScoreList, len(nodes))
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	var firstErr *Status
-	var mu = sync.Mutex{}
-	catchError := func(err *Status) {
-		mu.Lock()
-		defer mu.Unlock()
-		if firstErr == nil {
-			firstErr = err
-		}
-		cancel()
-	}
-
+	errCh := schedutil.NewErrorChannel()
 	workqueue.ParallelizeUntil(ctx, 16, len(nodes), func(index int) {
 		for _, pl := range f.scorePlugins {
 			weight, weightExists := f.pluginNameToWeightMap[pl.Name()]
 			if !weightExists {
-				errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("weight does not exist for plugin %v", pl.Name())
-				catchError(NewStatus(Error, errMsg))
+				err := fmt.Errorf("weight does not exist for plugin %v", pl.Name())
+				errCh.SendErrorWithCancel(err, cancel)
 				return
 			}
 			score, status := pl.Score(pc, pod, nodes[index].Name)
 			if !status.IsSuccess() {
-				catchError(status)
+				errCh.SendErrorWithCancel(fmt.Errorf(status.Message()), cancel)
 				return
 			}
 			pluginToNodeScoreMap[pl.Name()][index] = score * weight
 		}
 	})
-	if firstErr != nil {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("error while running score plugin for pod %v: %v", pod.Name, firstErr.Message())
+
+	if err := errCh.ReceiveError(); err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("error while running score plugin for pod %v: %v", pod.Name, err)
 		klog.Error(msg)
 		return nil, NewStatus(Error, msg)
 	}