diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index 4e0c17559f6..7289d9495f1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope RequestScope, admit admission.Interfac
 		transformers := []rest.TransformFunc{}
 		if scope.FieldManager != nil {
 			transformers = append(transformers, func(_ context.Context, newObj, liveObj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
-				if obj, err = scope.FieldManager.Update(liveObj, newObj, prefixFromUserAgent(req.UserAgent())); err != nil {
+				obj, err := scope.FieldManager.Update(liveObj, newObj, prefixFromUserAgent(req.UserAgent()))
+				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to update object (Update for %v) managed fields: %v", scope.Kind, err)
 				}
 				return obj, nil