diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
index 8984f5dee48..79e2af6ed62 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *sourceFile) extractFromDir(name string) ([]*v1.Pod, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("glob failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pods := make([]*v1.Pod, 0)
+	pods := make([]*v1.Pod, 0, len(dirents))
 	if len(dirents) == 0 {
 		return pods, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
index b0b49e517c3..b3760878143 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	kubetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/types"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (s *sourceURL) extractFromURL() error {
 			// It parsed but could not be used.
 			return multiPodErr
 		}
-		pods := make([]*v1.Pod, 0)
+		pods := make([]*v1.Pod, 0, len(podList.Items))
 		for i := range podList.Items {
 			pods = append(pods, &podList.Items[i])
 		}