diff --git a/pkg/controllers/binding/binding_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/binding/binding_controller.go
index e92a7acf9..2ff1fea71 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/binding/binding_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/binding/binding_controller.go
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ func (c *ResourceBindingController) syncBinding(binding *workv1alpha2.ResourceBi
 
 	workload, err := helper.FetchWorkload(c.DynamicClient, c.InformerManager, c.RESTMapper, binding.Spec.Resource)
 	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return controllerruntime.Result{}, nil
+		}
 		klog.Errorf("Failed to fetch workload for resourceBinding(%s/%s). Error: %v.",
 			binding.GetNamespace(), binding.GetName(), err)
 		return controllerruntime.Result{Requeue: true}, err
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/binding/cluster_resource_binding_controller.go b/pkg/controllers/binding/cluster_resource_binding_controller.go
index 5ba49b39e..163b9cc5a 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/binding/cluster_resource_binding_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/binding/cluster_resource_binding_controller.go
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ func (c *ClusterResourceBindingController) syncBinding(binding *workv1alpha2.Clu
 
 	workload, err := helper.FetchWorkload(c.DynamicClient, c.InformerManager, c.RESTMapper, binding.Spec.Resource)
 	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return controllerruntime.Result{}, nil
+		}
 		klog.Errorf("Failed to fetch workload for clusterResourceBinding(%s). Error: %v.", binding.GetName(), err)
 		return controllerruntime.Result{Requeue: true}, err
 	}