diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
index 4ff70565d93..8bfe942c07b 100644
--- a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
+++ b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /var/log
         resources:
           requests:
-            cpu: 50m
+            cpu: 40m
             memory: 100M
         securityContext:
           privileged: true