diff --git a/test/e2e/service_latency.go b/test/e2e/service_latency.go
index eff9267c64e..bcbb24096e5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/service_latency.go
+++ b/test/e2e/service_latency.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Service endpoints latency", func() {
 			// get this much lower in the future. See issue
 			// #10436.
 			limitMedian = time.Second * 20
-			limitTail   = time.Second * 40
+			limitTail   = time.Second * 50
 
 			// Numbers chosen to make the test complete in a short amount
 			// of time. This sample size is not actually large enough to