diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
index 284f6f8e9f5..649262636e7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ func RunTestList(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interface, inc
 			prefix:       "/pods/empty",
 			pred:         storage.Everything,
 			rv:           "0",
-			expectRVFunc: resourceVersionNotOlderThan(list.ResourceVersion),
+			expectRVFunc: resourceVersionNotOlderThan(initialRV),
 			expectedOut:  []example.Pod{},
 		},
 		// match=Exact