diff --git a/test/e2e/kubelet_perf.go b/test/e2e/kubelet_perf.go
index 4d78eb67f64..1ccc48768f4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubelet_perf.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubelet_perf.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubelet [Serial] [Slow]", func() {
 				},
 				podsPerNode: 100,
 				memLimits: framework.ResourceUsagePerContainer{
-					stats.SystemContainerKubelet: &framework.ContainerResourceUsage{MemoryRSSInBytes: 100 * 1024 * 1024},
+					stats.SystemContainerKubelet: &framework.ContainerResourceUsage{MemoryRSSInBytes: 120 * 1024 * 1024},
 					stats.SystemContainerRuntime: &framework.ContainerResourceUsage{MemoryRSSInBytes: 300 * 1024 * 1024},
 				},
 			},