diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 6de244f3728bb..c1944945fd8eb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -662,34 +662,33 @@ func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindPluginBySpec(spec *Spec) (VolumePlugin, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find plugin because volume spec is nil")
 	}
 
-	matches := []VolumePlugin{}
+	var match VolumePlugin
+	matchedPluginNames := []string{}
 	for _, v := range pm.plugins {
 		if v.CanSupport(spec) {
-			matches = append(matches, v)
+			match = v
+			matchedPluginNames = append(matchedPluginNames, v.GetPluginName())
 		}
 	}
 
 	pm.refreshProbedPlugins()
 	for _, plugin := range pm.probedPlugins {
 		if plugin.CanSupport(spec) {
-			matches = append(matches, plugin)
+			match = plugin
+			matchedPluginNames = append(matchedPluginNames, plugin.GetPluginName())
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(matches) == 0 {
+	if len(matchedPluginNames) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no volume plugin matched")
 	}
-	if len(matches) > 1 {
-		matchedPluginNames := []string{}
-		for _, plugin := range matches {
-			matchedPluginNames = append(matchedPluginNames, plugin.GetPluginName())
-		}
+	if len(matchedPluginNames) > 1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple volume plugins matched: %s", strings.Join(matchedPluginNames, ","))
 	}
 
 	// Issue warning if the matched provider is deprecated
-	pm.logDeprecation(matches[0].GetPluginName())
-	return matches[0], nil
+	pm.logDeprecation(match.GetPluginName())
+	return match, nil
 }
 
 // FindPluginByName fetches a plugin by name or by legacy name.  If no plugin