diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/autoscaling/autoscaling_utils.go b/test/e2e/framework/autoscaling/autoscaling_utils.go
index 3f3a83d1534..1065f6b685a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/autoscaling/autoscaling_utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/autoscaling/autoscaling_utils.go
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ func CreateCustomSubresourceInstance(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string
 	}
 	createdObjectMeta, err := meta.Accessor(instance)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error while creating object meta: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error while creating object meta: %w", err)
 	}
 	if len(createdObjectMeta.GetUID()) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Missing UUID: %v", instance)