diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
index 9c93a746b58..7ec6d2b51a8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ func (m *manager) Start() {
 	}
 
 	klog.InfoS("Starting to sync pod status with apiserver")
-	//lint:ignore SA1015 Ticker can link since this is only called once and doesn't handle termination.
-	syncTicker := time.Tick(syncPeriod)
+	syncTicker := time.NewTicker(syncPeriod).C
 	// syncPod and syncBatch share the same go routine to avoid sync races.
 	go wait.Forever(func() {
 		for {