diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
index 7cfa8df99e9..0b99a4b854c 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/common.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func enforceRequirements(flags *applyPlanFlags, dryRun bool, newK8sVersion strin
 
 	// Check if the cluster is self-hosted
 	if upgrade.IsControlPlaneSelfHosted(client) {
-		return nil, nil, nil, errors.Errorf("cannot upgrade a self-hosted control plane")
+		return nil, nil, nil, errors.New("cannot upgrade a self-hosted control plane")
 	}
 
 	// Run healthchecks against the cluster