diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/resources/taskref.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/resources/taskref.go
index af4e23d1272..e9a1cf4d04a 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/resources/taskref.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/resources/taskref.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func resolveStepAction(ctx context.Context, resolver remote.Resolver, name, name
 		}
 		return obj, refSource, nil
 	}
-	return nil, nil, errors.New("resource is not a step action")
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("resource is not a StepAction")
 }
 
 // readRuntimeObjectAsTask tries to convert a generic runtime.Object