diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
index c1ce257c5d3..34848babce3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss.go
@@ -1406,6 +1406,9 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureBackendPoolDeletedFromVMSS(service *v1.Service, backen
 
 	for vmssName := range vmssNamesMap {
 		vmss, err := ss.getVMSS(vmssName, azcache.CacheReadTypeDefault)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		// When vmss is being deleted, CreateOrUpdate API would report "the vmss is being deleted" error.
 		// Since it is being deleted, we shouldn't send more CreateOrUpdate requests for it.
@@ -1413,10 +1416,6 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) ensureBackendPoolDeletedFromVMSS(service *v1.Service, backen
 			klog.V(3).Infof("ensureVMSSInPool: found vmss %s being deleted, skipping", vmssName)
 			continue
 		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		if vmss.VirtualMachineProfile.NetworkProfile.NetworkInterfaceConfigurations == nil {
 			klog.V(4).Infof("EnsureHostInPool: cannot obtain the primary network interface configuration, of vmss %s", vmssName)
 			continue