diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
index 9fce37fdabedc..ba2428e59b4fe 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ func (pl *dynamicResources) lookupParameters(logger klog.Logger, class *resource
 
 func (pl *dynamicResources) lookupClassParameters(logger klog.Logger, class *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClass) (*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClassParameters, *framework.Status) {
 	if class.ParametersRef == nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return &resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClassParameters{}, nil
 	}
 
 	if class.ParametersRef.APIGroup == resourcev1alpha2.SchemeGroupVersion.Group &&
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ func (pl *dynamicResources) lookupClassParameters(logger klog.Logger, class *res
 
 func (pl *dynamicResources) lookupClaimParameters(logger klog.Logger, claim *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim) (*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaimParameters, *framework.Status) {
 	if claim.Spec.ParametersRef == nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return &resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaimParameters{}, nil
 	}
 	if claim.Spec.ParametersRef.APIGroup == resourcev1alpha2.SchemeGroupVersion.Group &&
 		claim.Spec.ParametersRef.Kind == "ResourceClaimParameters" {