diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
index 50651a085f4..74740c9ede9 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("NodeProblemDetector [NodeFeature:NodeProblemDetector]", func() {
+var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("NodeProblemDetector [NodeFeature:NodeProblemDetector] [Serial]", func() {
 	const (
 		pollInterval   = 1 * time.Second
 		pollConsistent = 5 * time.Second