diff --git a/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go b/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
index 3935b5e10fe..111423f5298 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ func doPodResizeSchedulerTests() {
 		nodeAllocatableMilliCPU2, nodeAvailableMilliCPU2 := getNodeAllocatableAndAvailableMilliCPUValues(&node)
 		framework.Logf("TEST2: Node '%s': NodeAllocatable MilliCPUs = %dm. MilliCPUs currently available to allocate = %dm.",
 			node.Name, nodeAllocatableMilliCPU2, nodeAvailableMilliCPU2)
-		testPod3CPUQuantity := resource.NewMilliQuantity(nodeAvailableMilliCPU2+testPod1CPUQuantity.MilliValue()/2, resource.DecimalSI)
+		testPod3CPUQuantity := resource.NewMilliQuantity(nodeAvailableMilliCPU2+testPod1CPUQuantity.MilliValue()/4, resource.DecimalSI)
 		testPod1CPUQuantityResized := resource.NewMilliQuantity(testPod1CPUQuantity.MilliValue()/3, resource.DecimalSI)
 		framework.Logf("TEST2: testPod1 MilliCPUs after resize '%dm'", testPod1CPUQuantityResized.MilliValue())