diff --git a/pkg/flag/options.go b/pkg/flag/options.go
index bfbad34826cb..2b80760ec5ec 100644
--- a/pkg/flag/options.go
+++ b/pkg/flag/options.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (f *Flag[T]) Parse() error {
 	}
 	if f.Removed != "" && f.isSet() {
 		log.Errorf(`"--%s" was removed. %s`, f.Name, f.Removed)
-		return xerrors.Errorf(`"--%s" was removed`, f.Name)
+		return xerrors.Errorf(`removed flag ("--%s")`, f.Name)
 	}
 
 	f.value = value