diff --git a/pkg/registry/scheduling/rest/storage_scheduling.go b/pkg/registry/scheduling/rest/storage_scheduling.go
index ed291b32c65..cdbfb9e2be9 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/scheduling/rest/storage_scheduling.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/scheduling/rest/storage_scheduling.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func AddSystemPriorityClasses() genericapiserver.PostStartHookFunc {
 					} else {
 						// Unable to get the priority class for reasons other than "not found".
 						klog.Warningf("unable to get PriorityClass %v: %v. Retrying...", pc.Name, err)
-						return false, err
+						return false, nil
 					}
 				}
 			}