diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux.go
index 1e857528f6a..a7d62048f57 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux.go
@@ -330,15 +330,19 @@ func (m *managerImpl) processShutdownEvent() error {
 			}(pod, group)
 		}
 
-		c := make(chan struct{})
+		var (
+			doneCh = make(chan struct{})
+			timer  = m.clock.NewTimer(time.Duration(group.ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds) * time.Second)
+		)
 		go func() {
-			defer close(c)
+			defer close(doneCh)
 			wg.Wait()
 		}()
 
 		select {
-		case <-c:
-		case <-time.After(time.Duration(group.ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds) * time.Second):
+		case <-doneCh:
+			timer.Stop()
+		case <-timer.C():
 			klog.V(1).InfoS("Shutdown manager pod killing time out", "gracePeriod", group.ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds, "priority", group.Priority)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
index 028364c2367..0ed27932541 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package nodeshutdown
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -33,11 +34,15 @@ import (
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/scheduling"
 	pkgfeatures "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	kubeletconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/config"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/eviction"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/systemd"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober"
 	probetest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober/testing"
+	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 )
 
@@ -608,3 +613,101 @@ func Test_groupByPriority(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_managerImpl_processShutdownEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		probeManager   = probetest.FakeManager{}
+		fakeRecorder   = &record.FakeRecorder{}
+		syncNodeStatus = func() {}
+		nodeRef        = &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Node", Name: "test", UID: types.UID("test"), Namespace: ""}
+		fakeclock      = testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
+	)
+
+	type fields struct {
+		recorder                         record.EventRecorder
+		nodeRef                          *v1.ObjectReference
+		probeManager                     prober.Manager
+		shutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority []kubeletconfig.ShutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority
+		getPods                          eviction.ActivePodsFunc
+		killPodFunc                      eviction.KillPodFunc
+		syncNodeStatus                   func()
+		dbusCon                          dbusInhibiter
+		inhibitLock                      systemd.InhibitLock
+		nodeShuttingDownNow              bool
+		clock                            clock.Clock
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		fields               fields
+		wantErr              bool
+		exceptOutputContains string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "kill pod func take too long",
+			fields: fields{
+				recorder:     fakeRecorder,
+				nodeRef:      nodeRef,
+				probeManager: probeManager,
+				shutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority: []kubeletconfig.ShutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority{
+					{
+						Priority:                   1,
+						ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds: 10,
+					},
+					{
+						Priority:                   2,
+						ShutdownGracePeriodSeconds: 20,
+					},
+				},
+				getPods: func() []*v1.Pod {
+					return []*v1.Pod{
+						makePod("normal-pod", 1, nil),
+						makePod("critical-pod", 2, nil),
+					}
+				},
+				killPodFunc: func(pod *v1.Pod, isEvicted bool, gracePeriodOverride *int64, fn func(*v1.PodStatus)) error {
+					fakeclock.Step(60 * time.Second)
+					return nil
+				},
+				syncNodeStatus: syncNodeStatus,
+				clock:          fakeclock,
+				dbusCon:        &fakeDbus{},
+			},
+			wantErr:              false,
+			exceptOutputContains: "Shutdown manager pod killing time out",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+
+		l := klog.Level(1)
+		l.Set("1")
+		tmpWriteBuffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+		klog.SetOutput(tmpWriteBuffer)
+		klog.LogToStderr(false)
+
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			m := &managerImpl{
+				recorder:                         tt.fields.recorder,
+				nodeRef:                          tt.fields.nodeRef,
+				probeManager:                     tt.fields.probeManager,
+				shutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority: tt.fields.shutdownGracePeriodByPodPriority,
+				getPods:                          tt.fields.getPods,
+				killPodFunc:                      tt.fields.killPodFunc,
+				syncNodeStatus:                   tt.fields.syncNodeStatus,
+				dbusCon:                          tt.fields.dbusCon,
+				inhibitLock:                      tt.fields.inhibitLock,
+				nodeShuttingDownMutex:            sync.Mutex{},
+				nodeShuttingDownNow:              tt.fields.nodeShuttingDownNow,
+				clock:                            tt.fields.clock,
+			}
+			if err := m.processShutdownEvent(); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("managerImpl.processShutdownEvent() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			klog.Flush()
+
+			log := tmpWriteBuffer.String()
+			if !strings.Contains(log, tt.exceptOutputContains) {
+				t.Errorf("managerImpl.processShutdownEvent() should log %s, got %s", tt.exceptOutputContains, log)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}