diff --git a/pkg/controller/tainteviction/taint_eviction.go b/pkg/controller/tainteviction/taint_eviction.go
index f09ed443b4d..423024c4292 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tainteviction/taint_eviction.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tainteviction/taint_eviction.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (tc *Controller) processPodOnNode(
 		logger.V(2).Info("Not all taints are tolerated after update for pod on node", "pod", podNamespacedName.String(), "node", klog.KRef("", nodeName))
 		// We're canceling scheduled work (if any), as we're going to delete the Pod right away.
 		tc.cancelWorkWithEvent(logger, podNamespacedName)
-		tc.taintEvictionQueue.AddWork(ctx, NewWorkArgs(podNamespacedName.Name, podNamespacedName.Namespace), time.Now(), time.Now())
+		tc.taintEvictionQueue.AddWork(ctx, NewWorkArgs(podNamespacedName.Name, podNamespacedName.Namespace), now, now)
 		return
 	}
 	minTolerationTime := getMinTolerationTime(usedTolerations)