diff --git a/collector/fixtures/e2e-64k-page-output.txt b/collector/fixtures/e2e-64k-page-output.txt
index c063417974..a8d127555a 100644
--- a/collector/fixtures/e2e-64k-page-output.txt
+++ b/collector/fixtures/e2e-64k-page-output.txt
@@ -3058,9 +3058,9 @@ node_softnet_processed_total{cpu="0"} 299641
 # HELP node_softnet_received_rps_total Number of times cpu woken up received_rps
 # TYPE node_softnet_received_rps_total counter
 node_softnet_received_rps_total{cpu="0"} 0
-# HELP node_softnet_time_squeezed_total Number of times processing packets ran out of quota
-# TYPE node_softnet_time_squeezed_total counter
-node_softnet_time_squeezed_total{cpu="0"} 1
+# HELP node_softnet_times_squeezed_total Number of times processing packets ran out of quota
+# TYPE node_softnet_times_squeezed_total counter
+node_softnet_times_squeezed_total{cpu="0"} 1
 # HELP node_softnet_width softnet_data's Width
 # TYPE node_softnet_width gauge
 node_softnet_width{cpu="0"} 11
diff --git a/collector/fixtures/e2e-output.txt b/collector/fixtures/e2e-output.txt
index 489870e357..da4e6007cc 100644
--- a/collector/fixtures/e2e-output.txt
+++ b/collector/fixtures/e2e-output.txt
@@ -3080,9 +3080,9 @@ node_softnet_processed_total{cpu="0"} 299641
 # HELP node_softnet_received_rps_total Number of times cpu woken up received_rps
 # TYPE node_softnet_received_rps_total counter
 node_softnet_received_rps_total{cpu="0"} 0
-# HELP node_softnet_time_squeezed_total Number of times processing packets ran out of quota
-# TYPE node_softnet_time_squeezed_total counter
-node_softnet_time_squeezed_total{cpu="0"} 1
+# HELP node_softnet_times_squeezed_total Number of times processing packets ran out of quota
+# TYPE node_softnet_times_squeezed_total counter
+node_softnet_times_squeezed_total{cpu="0"} 1
 # HELP node_softnet_width softnet_data's Width
 # TYPE node_softnet_width gauge
 node_softnet_width{cpu="0"} 11
diff --git a/collector/softnet_linux.go b/collector/softnet_linux.go
index 02200db747..9cb829082a 100644
--- a/collector/softnet_linux.go
+++ b/collector/softnet_linux.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewSoftnetCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"cpu"}, nil,
 		),
 		timeSqueezed: prometheus.NewDesc(
-			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, softnetSubsystem, "time_squeezed_total"),
+			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, softnetSubsystem, "times_squeezed_total"),
 			"Number of times processing packets ran out of quota",
 			[]string{"cpu"}, nil,
 		),