diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/kubelet_stats.go b/test/e2e/framework/kubelet_stats.go
index 2b1a0ebdc58..a586199fa21 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/kubelet_stats.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/kubelet_stats.go
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ func (r *resourceCollector) collectStats(oldStatsMap map[string]*kubeletstatsv1a
 		}
 
 		if oldStats, ok := oldStatsMap[name]; ok {
+			if oldStats.CPU == nil || cStats.CPU == nil || oldStats.Memory == nil || cStats.Memory == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			if oldStats.CPU.Time.Equal(&cStats.CPU.Time) {
 				// No change -> skip this stat.
 				continue