diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
index 7f7bfe48d4f..92cfee6242d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Kubectl client", func() {
 				for key, val := range pod.Annotations {
 					if key == "x" && val == "y" {
 						found = true
+						break
 					}
 				}
 				if !found {