diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
index 076bdcc525f..da490106f0c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/pod/wait.go
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func WaitForPodsWithLabel(c clientset.Interface, ns string, label labels.Selecto
 // Return the list of matching pods.
 func WaitForPodsWithLabelRunningReady(c clientset.Interface, ns string, label labels.Selector, num int, timeout time.Duration) (pods *v1.PodList, err error) {
 	opts := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: label.String()}
-	return WaitForAllPodsCondition(c, ns, opts, 1, "running and ready", podListTimeout, testutils.PodRunningReady)
+	return WaitForAllPodsCondition(c, ns, opts, 1, "running and ready", timeout, testutils.PodRunningReady)
 }
 
 // WaitForNRestartablePods tries to list restarting pods using ps until it finds expect of them,