diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunresolution.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunresolution.go
index 64ec83a6cc1..d09618ca9e9 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunresolution.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunresolution.go
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func GetPipelineConditionStatus(pr *v1alpha1.PipelineRun, state PipelineRunState
 			Type:    apis.ConditionSucceeded,
 			Status:  corev1.ConditionFalse,
 			Reason:  ReasonTimedOut,
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("PipelineRun %q failed to finish within %q", pr.Name, pr.Spec.Timeout.String()),
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("PipelineRun %q failed to finish within %q", pr.Name, pr.Spec.Timeout.Duration.String()),
 		}
 	}