diff --git a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
index 64f60ac48c2..5f929297a27 100644
--- a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
+++ b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ func warningsForPersistentVolumeSpecAndMeta(fieldPath *field.Path, pvSpec *api.P
 	}
 	// If we are on deprecated volume plugin
 	if pvSpec.CephFS != nil {
-		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.28, non-functional in v1.31+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "persistentVolumeSource").Child("cephfs")))
+		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.28, non-functional in v1.31+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "cephfs")))
 	}
 	if pvSpec.PhotonPersistentDisk != nil {
-		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11, non-functional in v1.16+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "persistentVolumeSource").Child("photonPersistentDisk")))
+		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11, non-functional in v1.16+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "photonPersistentDisk")))
 	}
 	if pvSpec.ScaleIO != nil {
-		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.16, non-functional in v1.22+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "persistentVolumeSource").Child("scaleIO")))
+		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.16, non-functional in v1.22+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "scaleIO")))
 	}
 	if pvSpec.StorageOS != nil {
-		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.22, non-functional in v1.25+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "persistentVolumeSource").Child("storageOS")))
+		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.22, non-functional in v1.25+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "storageOS")))
 	}
 	if pvSpec.Glusterfs != nil {
 		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.25, non-functional in v1.26+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "glusterfs")))
diff --git a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
index 6565080223a..5000f3adf75 100644
--- a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: []string{
-				`spec.persistentVolumeSource.cephfs: deprecated in v1.28, non-functional in v1.31+`,
+				`spec.cephfs: deprecated in v1.28, non-functional in v1.31+`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: []string{
-				`spec.persistentVolumeSource.photonPersistentDisk: deprecated in v1.11, non-functional in v1.16+`,
+				`spec.photonPersistentDisk: deprecated in v1.11, non-functional in v1.16+`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -254,10 +254,9 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: []string{
-				`spec.persistentVolumeSource.scaleIO: deprecated in v1.16, non-functional in v1.22+`,
+				`spec.scaleIO: deprecated in v1.16, non-functional in v1.22+`,
 			},
 		},
-
 		{
 			name: "PV StorageOS deprecation warning",
 			template: &api.PersistentVolume{
@@ -274,10 +273,9 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: []string{
-				`spec.persistentVolumeSource.storageOS: deprecated in v1.22, non-functional in v1.25+`,
+				`spec.storageOS: deprecated in v1.22, non-functional in v1.25+`,
 			},
 		},
-
 		{
 			name: "PV GlusterFS deprecation warning",
 			template: &api.PersistentVolume{
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: []string{
-				`spec.persistentVolumeSource.glusterfs: deprecated in v1.25, non-functional in v1.26+`,
+				`spec.glusterfs: deprecated in v1.25, non-functional in v1.26+`,
 			},
 		},
 	}