diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
index fa2f5e4592a..8cf5465578a 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func startEphemeralVolumeController(ctx context.Context, controllerContext Contr
 	return nil, true, nil
 }
 
-const defaultResourceClaimControllerWorkers = 10
+const defaultResourceClaimControllerWorkers = 50
 
 func newResourceClaimControllerDescriptor() *ControllerDescriptor {
 	return &ControllerDescriptor{