diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/prioritizedlist/performance-config.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/prioritizedlist/performance-config.yaml
index 46a4e5442ab..f927ca0e6f5 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/prioritizedlist/performance-config.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/prioritizedlist/performance-config.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     maxClaimsPerNodeParam: $maxClaimsPerNode
   - opcode: createAny
     templatePath: ../templates/deviceclass.yaml
+  - opcode: createAny
+    templatePath: ../templates/deviceclass-no-devices.yaml
   - opcode: createAny
     templatePath: ../templates/resourceclaim.yaml
     countParam: $initClaims
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/deviceclass-no-devices.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/deviceclass-no-devices.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c822aaf9f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/deviceclass-no-devices.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: resource.k8s.io/v1
+kind: DeviceClass
+metadata:
+  name: no-devices-class
+spec:
+  selectors:
+  - cel:
+      expression: device.driver == "no-such-driver.cdi.k8s.io"
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/resourceclaimtemplate-first-available.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/resourceclaimtemplate-first-available.yaml
index 8c2dea4280f..60e0244a3b1 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/resourceclaimtemplate-first-available.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/dra/templates/resourceclaimtemplate-first-available.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ spec:
       - name: req-0
         firstAvailable:
         - name: sub-0
-          deviceClassName: no-such-class
+          deviceClassName: no-devices-class
         - name: sub-1
           deviceClassName: test-class