diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
index 2d9a30faf12..25f4d45e571 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ func newCronJob(name, schedule string) *batchv2alpha1.CronJob {
 					Completions: &completions,
 					Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-							RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
+							RestartPolicy:                 v1.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
+							TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &zero,
 							Containers: []v1.Container{
 								{
 									Name:    "c",