diff --git a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
index fd700af1b00..9a4e3382f93 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 					dp.Spec.Containers[0].Env[i].Value = pluginSockDir
 				}
 			}
-			dptemplate = dp
+			dptemplate = dp.DeepCopy()
 			devicePluginPod = f.PodClient().CreateSync(dp)
 
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting for devices to become available on the local node")