diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/scheduler_bench_test.go b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/scheduler_bench_test.go
index 90e32f89ebb..451ba429547 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/scheduler_bench_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/scheduler_bench_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	storagev1beta1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ func benchmarkScheduling(numNodes, numExistingPods, minPods int,
 		// Since the total amount of time is relatively large, it might not be a concern.
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
+
+	// Note: without this line we're taking the overhead of defer() into account.
+	b.StopTimer()
 }
 
 // makeBasePodWithSecrets creates a Pod object to be used as a template.