diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
index cc50fb9547c..0b60f385f09 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ func formatHPAMetrics(specs []autoscaling.MetricSpec, statuses []autoscaling.Met
 		case autoscaling.ExternalMetricSourceType:
 			if spec.External.Target.AverageValue != nil {
 				current := "<unknown>"
-				if len(statuses) > i && statuses[i].External != nil && &statuses[i].External.Current.AverageValue != nil {
+				if len(statuses) > i && statuses[i].External != nil && statuses[i].External.Current.AverageValue != nil {
 					current = statuses[i].External.Current.AverageValue.String()
 				}
 				list = append(list, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s (avg)", current, spec.External.Target.AverageValue.String()))