diff --git a/test/e2e/lifecycle/reboot.go b/test/e2e/lifecycle/reboot.go
index c7cf5cad4e8..57df7d1d2d5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lifecycle/reboot.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lifecycle/reboot.go
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Reboot [Disruptive] [Feature:Reboot]", func() {
 	It("each node by ordering unclean reboot and ensure they function upon restart", func() {
 		// unclean shutdown and restart
 		// We sleep 10 seconds to give some time for ssh command to cleanly finish before the node is shutdown.
-		testReboot(f.ClientSet, "nohup sh -c 'sleep 10 && echo b | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger' >/dev/null 2>&1 &", nil)
+		testReboot(f.ClientSet, "nohup sh -c 'echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq && sleep 10 && echo b | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger' >/dev/null 2>&1 &", nil)
 	})
 
 	It("each node by triggering kernel panic and ensure they function upon restart", func() {
 		// kernel panic
 		// We sleep 10 seconds to give some time for ssh command to cleanly finish before kernel panic is triggered.
-		testReboot(f.ClientSet, "nohup sh -c 'sleep 10 && echo c | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger' >/dev/null 2>&1 &", nil)
+		testReboot(f.ClientSet, "nohup sh -c 'echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq && sleep 10 && echo c | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger' >/dev/null 2>&1 &", nil)
 	})
 
 	It("each node by switching off the network interface and ensure they function upon switch on", func() {