diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/interpodaffinity/scoring.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/interpodaffinity/scoring.go
index d7d23547269..1c38daeade6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/interpodaffinity/scoring.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/interpodaffinity/scoring.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package interpodaffinity
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ func (pl *InterPodAffinity) NormalizeScore(ctx context.Context, cycleState *fram
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var maxCount, minCount int64
+	var minCount int64 = math.MaxInt64
+	var maxCount int64
 	for i := range scores {
 		score := scores[i].Score
 		if score > maxCount {