diff --git a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
index 9e6da4f48d1..5cdf50e2ba8 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package e2enode
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
@@ -105,17 +106,31 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 				return nodes == 1
 			}, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(gomega.BeTrue())
 
-			v1alphaPodResources, err = getV1alpha1NodeDevices(ctx)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "should get node local podresources by accessing the (v1alpha) podresources API endpoint")
-
-			v1PodResources, err = getV1NodeDevices(ctx)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "should get node local podresources by accessing the (v1) podresources API endpoint")
-
 			// Before we run the device plugin test, we need to ensure
 			// that the cluster is in a clean state and there are no
 			// pods running on this node.
-			gomega.Expect(v1alphaPodResources.PodResources).To(gomega.BeEmpty(), "should have no pod resources")
-			gomega.Expect(v1PodResources.PodResources).To(gomega.BeEmpty(), "should have no pod resources")
+			// This is done in a gomega.Eventually with retries since a prior test in a different test suite could've run and the deletion of it's resources may still be in progress.
+			// xref: https://issue.k8s.io/115381
+			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+				v1alphaPodResources, err = getV1alpha1NodeDevices(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get node local podresources by accessing the (v1alpha) podresources API endpoint: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				v1PodResources, err = getV1NodeDevices(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get node local podresources by accessing the (v1) podresources API endpoint: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				if len(v1alphaPodResources.PodResources) > 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected v1alpha pod resources to be empty, but got non-empty resources: %+v", v1alphaPodResources.PodResources)
+				}
+
+				if len(v1PodResources.PodResources) > 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected v1 pod resources to be empty, but got non-empty resources: %+v", v1PodResources.PodResources)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}, f.Timeouts.PodDelete, f.Timeouts.Poll).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
 			ginkgo.By("Scheduling a sample device plugin pod")
 			data, err := e2etestfiles.Read(SampleDevicePluginDSYAML)