diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/print.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/print.go
index b79e0726f..aadbe684e 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/print.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/print.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (p *Printer) Println(a ...any) {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(p.out, a...)
-	if err != nil && p.errored == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		p.errored = fmt.Errorf("display output error: %w", err)
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, p.errored)
 	}