diff --git a/.changeset/nine-tigers-listen.md b/.changeset/nine-tigers-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef774f0f761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-tigers-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-eslint/eslint-plugin': patch
+---
+
+fix error report for `avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation` rule
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/rules/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.ts b/packages/plugin/src/rules/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.ts
index 7f1be9b68ca..81941e14c92 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/rules/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/rules/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Kind, FieldDefinitionNode, isScalarType } from 'graphql';
-import { requireGraphQLSchemaFromContext, getTypeName } from '../utils';
+import { getLocation, requireGraphQLSchemaFromContext } from '../utils';
 import { GraphQLESLintRule } from '../types';
 import { GraphQLESTreeNode } from '../estree-parser';
 
@@ -38,17 +38,21 @@ const rule: GraphQLESLintRule = {
     if (!mutationType) {
       return {};
     }
-    const selector = `:matches(${Kind.OBJECT_TYPE_DEFINITION}, ${Kind.OBJECT_TYPE_EXTENSION})[name.value=${mutationType.name}] > ${Kind.FIELD_DEFINITION}`;
+    const selector = [
+      `:matches(${Kind.OBJECT_TYPE_DEFINITION}, ${Kind.OBJECT_TYPE_EXTENSION})[name.value=${mutationType.name}]`,
+      '>',
+      Kind.FIELD_DEFINITION,
+      Kind.NAMED_TYPE,
+    ].join(' ');
 
     return {
       [selector](node: GraphQLESTreeNode<FieldDefinitionNode>) {
-        const rawNode = node.rawNode();
-        const typeName = getTypeName(rawNode);
+        const typeName = node.name.value;
         const graphQLType = schema.getType(typeName);
         if (isScalarType(graphQLType)) {
           context.report({
-            node,
-            message: `Unexpected scalar result type "${typeName}".`,
+            loc: getLocation(node.loc, typeName),
+            message: `Unexpected scalar result type "${typeName}"`,
           });
         }
       },
diff --git a/packages/plugin/tests/__snapshots__/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts.snap b/packages/plugin/tests/__snapshots__/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts.snap
index e7765ee1490..36369602706 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/tests/__snapshots__/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/plugin/tests/__snapshots__/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports[` 1`] = `
   1 |
   2 |         type Mutation {
 > 3 |           createUser: Boolean
-    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".
+    |                       ^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"
   4 |         }
   5 |       
 `;
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ exports[` 2`] = `
   2 |         type Mutation
   3 |
   4 |         extend type Mutation {
-> 5 |           createUser: Boolean
-    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".
+> 5 |           createUser: Boolean!
+    |                       ^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"
   6 |         }
   7 |       
 `;
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ exports[` 2`] = `
 exports[` 3`] = `
   1 |
   2 |         type RootMutation {
-> 3 |           createUser: Boolean!
-    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".
+> 3 |           createUser: [Boolean]
+    |                        ^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"
   4 |         }
   5 |
   6 |         schema {
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ exports[` 4`] = `
    1 |
    2 |         type RootMutation
    3 |         extend type RootMutation {
->  4 |           createUser: Boolean!
-     |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".
+>  4 |           createUser: [Boolean]!
+     |                        ^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"
    5 |         }
    6 |
    7 |         schema {
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ exports[` 5`] = `
   2 |         type Mutation {
   3 |           createUser: User!
 > 4 |           updateUser: Int
-    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Int".
-  5 |           deleteUser: Boolean
+    |                       ^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Int"
+  5 |           deleteUser: [Boolean!]!
   6 |         }
   7 |       
 `;
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ exports[` 6`] = `
   2 |         type Mutation {
   3 |           createUser: User!
   4 |           updateUser: Int
-> 5 |           deleteUser: Boolean
-    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".
+> 5 |           deleteUser: [Boolean!]!
+    |                        ^^^^^^^ Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"
   6 |         }
   7 |       
 `;
diff --git a/packages/plugin/tests/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/tests/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts
index bd8a06b4d1a..479c92358ff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/tests/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/tests/avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation.spec.ts
@@ -45,54 +45,54 @@ ruleTester.runGraphQLTests('avoid-scalar-result-type-on-mutation', rule, {
           createUser: Boolean
         }
       `),
-      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".' }],
+      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"' }],
     },
     {
       ...useSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
         type Mutation
 
         extend type Mutation {
-          createUser: Boolean
+          createUser: Boolean!
         }
       `),
-      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".' }],
+      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"' }],
     },
     {
       ...useSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
         type RootMutation {
-          createUser: Boolean!
+          createUser: [Boolean]
         }
 
         schema {
           mutation: RootMutation
         }
       `),
-      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".' }],
+      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"' }],
     },
     {
       ...useSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
         type RootMutation
         extend type RootMutation {
-          createUser: Boolean!
+          createUser: [Boolean]!
         }
 
         schema {
           mutation: RootMutation
         }
       `),
-      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".' }],
+      errors: [{ message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"' }],
     },
     {
       ...useSchema(/* GraphQL */ `
         type Mutation {
           createUser: User!
           updateUser: Int
-          deleteUser: Boolean
+          deleteUser: [Boolean!]!
         }
       `),
       errors: [
-        { message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Int".' },
-        { message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean".' },
+        { message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Int"' },
+        { message: 'Unexpected scalar result type "Boolean"' },
       ],
     },
   ],