diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_termination_order_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_termination_order_test.go
index 67a93d8ac34..a183d6bcb25 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_termination_order_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_termination_order_test.go
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ func TestTerminationOrderingSidecarStopAfterMain(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(1)
-	var sidecarWaitDelay int64
-	var mainWaitDelay int64
+	var sidecarWaitDelay, mainWaitDelay int64
+	syncChannel := make(chan struct{})
+
 	go func() {
+		close(syncChannel) // notifies other goroutine that this goroutine scheduled.
 		sidecarWaitDelay = int64(to.waitForTurn("init", 30))
 		to.containerTerminated("init")
 		wg.Done()
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func TestTerminationOrderingSidecarStopAfterMain(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
+		<-syncChannel // make sure the other goroutine is scheduled.
 		mainWaitDelay = int64(to.waitForTurn("main", 0))
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		to.containerTerminated("main")