diff --git a/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest b/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
index fa37f1eacc3..b9cd229f725 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "name": "kube-apiserver",
     "image": "{{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-apiserver:{{kube-apiserver_docker_tag}}",
     "resources": {
-      "limits": {
+      "requests": {
         "cpu": "250m"
       }
     },
diff --git a/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest b/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest
index de91d59ff42..6ade1c15247 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/trusty/kube-manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "name": "kube-controller-manager",
     "image": "{{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-controller-manager:{{kube-controller-manager_docker_tag}}",
     "resources": {
-      "limits": {
+      "requests": {
         "cpu": "200m"
       }
     },