diff --git a/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go b/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
index 0abf62b7dd38b..2082a28731ddd 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/podresources_test.go
@@ -447,12 +447,12 @@ func podresourcesListTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kube
 				cntName:        "cnt-00",
 				resourceName:   sd.resourceName,
 				resourceAmount: 1,
-				cpuRequest:     2000,
+				cpuRequest:     1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-02",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:        "pod-03",
@@ -471,12 +471,12 @@ func podresourcesListTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kube
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-01",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-02",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-03",
@@ -503,12 +503,12 @@ func podresourcesListTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kube
 				cntName:        "cnt-00",
 				resourceName:   sd.resourceName,
 				resourceAmount: 1,
-				cpuRequest:     2000,
+				cpuRequest:     1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-02",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -520,12 +520,12 @@ func podresourcesListTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kube
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-01",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-02",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 			},
 		}
 	}
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ func podresourcesGetTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kubel
 		{
 			podName:    "pod-01",
 			cntName:    "cnt-00",
-			cpuRequest: 2000,
+			cpuRequest: 1000,
 		},
 	}
 	tpd.createPodsForTest(ctx, f, expected)
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ func podresourcesGetTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kubel
 			{
 				podName:    "pod-01",
 				cntName:    "cnt-00",
-				cpuRequest: 2000,
+				cpuRequest: 1000,
 				initContainers: []initContainerDesc{
 					{
 						cntName:    "init-00",
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ func podresourcesGetTests(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, cli kubel
 					},
 					{
 						cntName:       "restartable-init-01",
-						cpuRequest:    2000,
+						cpuRequest:    1000,
 						restartPolicy: &containerRestartPolicyAlways,
 					},
 				},