diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
index 6787f88df5c..d9dcfe28799 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ var (
 			"KubeletCrashLoopBackOffMax": true,
 		},
 		Logging: logsapi.LoggingConfiguration{
-			Format: "text",
+			Format:         "text",
+			FlushFrequency: logsapi.TimeOrMetaDuration{Duration: metav1.Duration{Duration: logsapi.LogFlushFreqDefault}},
 		},
 		ContainerRuntimeEndpoint:    "unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock",
 		ContainerLogMaxWorkers:      1,