diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 963665fd4b7..786b98b9efc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Here is an overview of all new **experimental** features:
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- **General**: Fix event text when deactivation fails ([#6469](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/6469))
 - **AWS Scalers**: Add AWS region to the AWS Config Cache key ([#6128](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/6128))
 
 ### Deprecations
diff --git a/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_scaledobjects.go b/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_scaledobjects.go
index 8d8f803ddea..ee1284fb8e5 100644
--- a/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_scaledobjects.go
+++ b/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_scaledobjects.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (e *scaleExecutor) scaleToZeroOrIdle(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logge
 			}
 		} else {
 			e.recorder.Eventf(scaledObject, corev1.EventTypeWarning, eventreason.KEDAScaleTargetDeactivationFailed,
-				"Failed to deactivated %s %s/%s", scaledObject.Status.ScaleTargetKind, scaledObject.Namespace, scaledObject.Spec.ScaleTargetRef.Name, currentReplicas, scaleToReplicas)
+				"Failed to deactivate %s %s/%s from %d to %d", scaledObject.Status.ScaleTargetKind, scaledObject.Namespace, scaledObject.Spec.ScaleTargetRef.Name, currentReplicas, scaleToReplicas)
 		}
 	} else {
 		logger.V(1).Info("ScaleTarget cooling down",