diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
index 1614e1b466a..b64f9eab3e9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func TestDifferentWidths(t *testing.T) {
 		concurrencyLimit:       6,
 		evalDuration:           time.Second * 20,
 		expectedFair:           []bool{true},
-		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.125},
+		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.15},
 		expectAllRequests:      true,
 		evalInqueueMetrics:     true,
 		evalExecutingMetrics:   true,