diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/podtopologyspread/plugin.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/podtopologyspread/plugin.go
index 29ad4187bb4..c96db37d025 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/podtopologyspread/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/podtopologyspread/plugin.go
@@ -196,25 +196,25 @@ func (pl *PodTopologySpread) isSchedulableAfterPodChange(logger klog.Logger, pod
 	}
 
 	// Pod is added. Return Queue when the added Pod has a label that matches with topologySpread's selector.
-	if originalPod != nil {
-		if podLabelsMatchSpreadConstraints(constraints, originalPod.Labels) {
+	if modifiedPod != nil {
+		if podLabelsMatchSpreadConstraints(constraints, modifiedPod.Labels) {
 			logger.V(5).Info("a scheduled pod was created and it matches with the pod's topology spread constraints",
-				"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "createdPod", klog.KObj(originalPod))
+				"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "createdPod", klog.KObj(modifiedPod))
 			return framework.Queue, nil
 		}
 		logger.V(5).Info("a scheduled pod was created, but it doesn't matches with the pod's topology spread constraints",
-			"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "createdPod", klog.KObj(originalPod))
+			"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "createdPod", klog.KObj(modifiedPod))
 		return framework.QueueSkip, nil
 	}
 
 	// Pod is deleted. Return Queue when the deleted Pod has a label that matches with topologySpread's selector.
-	if podLabelsMatchSpreadConstraints(constraints, modifiedPod.Labels) {
+	if podLabelsMatchSpreadConstraints(constraints, originalPod.Labels) {
 		logger.V(5).Info("a scheduled pod which matches with the pod's topology spread constraints was deleted, and the pod may be schedulable now",
-			"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "deletedPod", klog.KObj(modifiedPod))
+			"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "deletedPod", klog.KObj(originalPod))
 		return framework.Queue, nil
 	}
 	logger.V(5).Info("a scheduled pod was deleted, but it's unrelated to the pod's topology spread constraints",
-		"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "deletedPod", klog.KObj(modifiedPod))
+		"pod", klog.KObj(pod), "deletedPod", klog.KObj(originalPod))
 
 	return framework.QueueSkip, nil
 }