diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index c514f4a3050..f9c1361d3bc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -1484,19 +1484,19 @@ func DeleteRC(c *client.Client, ns, name string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	deleteRCTime := time.Now().Sub(startTime)
-	Logf("Deleting RC took: %v", deleteRCTime)
+	Logf("Deleting RC %s took: %v", name, deleteRCTime)
 	if err == nil {
 		err = waitForRCPodsGone(c, rc)
 	}
 	terminatePodTime := time.Now().Sub(startTime) - deleteRCTime
-	Logf("Terminating RC pods took: %v", terminatePodTime)
+	Logf("Terminating RC %s pods took: %v", name, terminatePodTime)
 	return err
 }
 
 // waitForRCPodsGone waits until there are no pods reported under an RC's selector (because the pods
 // have completed termination).
 func waitForRCPodsGone(c *client.Client, rc *api.ReplicationController) error {
-	return wait.Poll(poll, singleCallTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
+	return wait.Poll(poll, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
 		if pods, err := c.Pods(rc.Namespace).List(labels.SelectorFromSet(rc.Spec.Selector), fields.Everything()); err == nil && len(pods.Items) == 0 {
 			return true, nil
 		}