diff --git a/test/e2e_node/eviction_test.go b/test/e2e_node/eviction_test.go
index 97aac9ab4f4..9d224170c1c 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/eviction_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/eviction_test.go
@@ -970,6 +970,19 @@ func innocentPod() *v1.Pod {
 						"-c",
 						"while true; do sleep 5; done",
 					},
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						// These values are set so that we don't consider this pod to be over the limits
+						// If the requests are not set, then we assume a request limit of 0 so it is always over.
+						// This fixes this for the innocent pod.
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceEphemeralStorage: resource.MustParse("50Mi"),
+							v1.ResourceMemory:           resource.MustParse("50Mi"),
+						},
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceEphemeralStorage: resource.MustParse("50Mi"),
+							v1.ResourceMemory:           resource.MustParse("50Mi"),
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},