diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 2574903c23f..73cd53fcc0a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) schedule(pod *v1.Pod) (core.ScheduleResult, error) {
 		sched.recordSchedulingFailure(pod, err, v1.PodReasonUnschedulable, err.Error())
 		return core.ScheduleResult{}, err
 	}
-	return result, err
+	return result, nil
 }
 
 // preempt tries to create room for a pod that has failed to schedule, by preempting lower priority pods if possible.