diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers.go b/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers.go
index 8123ee783c8..e5678d3c1da 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pod_workers.go
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ func (p *podWorkers) UpdatePod(options UpdatePodOptions) {
 						syncedAt:           now,
 						startedTerminating: true,
 						finished:           true,
+						fullname:           kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(pod),
 					}
 				}
 			}