diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/util.go b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/util.go
index 8175f51486c..e8dc65fa04c 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/util.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/util.go
@@ -98,11 +98,10 @@ func mustSetupCluster(tCtx ktesting.TContext, config *config.KubeSchedulerConfig
 	if err != nil {
 		tCtx.Fatalf("start apiserver: %v", err)
 	}
+	// Cleanup will be in reverse order: first the clients by canceling the
+	// child context (happens automatically), then the server.
 	tCtx.Cleanup(server.TearDownFn)
-
-	// Cleanup will be in reverse order: first the clients get cancelled,
-	// then the apiserver is torn down via the automatic cancelation of
-	// tCtx.
+	tCtx = ktesting.WithCancel(tCtx)
 
 	// TODO: client connection configuration, such as QPS or Burst is configurable in theory, this could be derived from the `config`, need to
 	// support this when there is any testcase that depends on such configuration.