diff --git a/client/request.go b/client/request.go
index ee15a46ed0..813eac2c9e 100644
--- a/client/request.go
+++ b/client/request.go
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ func (cli *Client) doRequest(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (serverResp
 
 		// Don't decorate context sentinel errors; users may be comparing to
 		// them directly.
-		switch err {
-		case context.Canceled, context.DeadlineExceeded:
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
 			return serverResp, err
 		}