diff --git a/test/e2e_node/topology_manager_test.go b/test/e2e_node/topology_manager_test.go
index 8ef768c13cc..a40a66b70e0 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/topology_manager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/topology_manager_test.go
@@ -531,6 +531,16 @@ func setupSRIOVConfigOrFail(f *framework.Framework, configMap *v1.ConfigMap) *sr
 	}
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
+	return &sriovData{
+		configMap:      configMap,
+		serviceAccount: serviceAccount,
+		pod:            dpPod,
+	}
+}
+
+// waitForSRIOVResources waits until enough SRIOV resources are avaailable, expecting to complete within the timeout.
+// if exits successfully, updates the sriovData with the resources which were found.
+func waitForSRIOVResources(f *framework.Framework, sd *sriovData) {
 	sriovResourceName := ""
 	var sriovResourceAmount int64
 	ginkgo.By("Waiting for devices to become available on the local node")
@@ -539,15 +549,10 @@ func setupSRIOVConfigOrFail(f *framework.Framework, configMap *v1.ConfigMap) *sr
 		sriovResourceName, sriovResourceAmount = findSRIOVResource(node)
 		return sriovResourceAmount > minSriovResource
 	}, 2*time.Minute, framework.Poll).Should(gomega.BeTrue())
-	framework.Logf("Successfully created device plugin pod, detected %d SRIOV allocatable devices %q", sriovResourceAmount, sriovResourceName)
 
-	return &sriovData{
-		configMap:      configMap,
-		serviceAccount: serviceAccount,
-		pod:            dpPod,
-		resourceName:   sriovResourceName,
-		resourceAmount: sriovResourceAmount,
-	}
+	sd.resourceName = sriovResourceName
+	sd.resourceAmount = sriovResourceAmount
+	framework.Logf("Detected SRIOV allocatable devices name=%q amount=%d", sd.resourceName, sd.resourceAmount)
 }
 
 func teardownSRIOVConfigOrFail(f *framework.Framework, sd *sriovData) {
@@ -672,14 +677,13 @@ func runTMScopeResourceAlignmentTestSuite(f *framework.Framework, configMap *v1.
 	teardownSRIOVConfigOrFail(f, sd)
 }
 
-func runTopologyManagerNodeAlignmentSuiteTests(f *framework.Framework, configMap *v1.ConfigMap, reservedSystemCPUs, policy string, numaNodes, coreCount int) {
+func runTopologyManagerNodeAlignmentSuiteTests(f *framework.Framework, sd *sriovData, reservedSystemCPUs, policy string, numaNodes, coreCount int) {
 	threadsPerCore := 1
 	if isHTEnabled() {
 		threadsPerCore = 2
 	}
 
-	sd := setupSRIOVConfigOrFail(f, configMap)
-	defer teardownSRIOVConfigOrFail(f, sd)
+	waitForSRIOVResources(f, sd)
 
 	envInfo := &testEnvInfo{
 		numaNodes:         numaNodes,
@@ -855,13 +859,17 @@ func runTopologyManagerTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 	var oldCfg *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration
 	var err error
 
+	var policies = []string{
+		topologymanager.PolicySingleNumaNode,
+		topologymanager.PolicyRestricted,
+		topologymanager.PolicyBestEffort,
+		topologymanager.PolicyNone,
+	}
+
 	ginkgo.It("run Topology Manager policy test suite", func() {
 		oldCfg, err = getCurrentKubeletConfig()
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
-		var policies = []string{topologymanager.PolicySingleNumaNode, topologymanager.PolicyRestricted,
-			topologymanager.PolicyBestEffort, topologymanager.PolicyNone}
-
 		scope := containerScopeTopology
 		for _, policy := range policies {
 			// Configure Topology Manager
@@ -901,8 +909,8 @@ func runTopologyManagerTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 		oldCfg, err = getCurrentKubeletConfig()
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
-		var policies = []string{topologymanager.PolicySingleNumaNode, topologymanager.PolicyRestricted,
-			topologymanager.PolicyBestEffort, topologymanager.PolicyNone}
+		sd := setupSRIOVConfigOrFail(f, configMap)
+		defer teardownSRIOVConfigOrFail(f, sd)
 
 		scope := containerScopeTopology
 		for _, policy := range policies {
@@ -912,7 +920,7 @@ func runTopologyManagerTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 			reservedSystemCPUs := configureTopologyManagerInKubelet(f, oldCfg, policy, scope, configMap, numaNodes)
 
-			runTopologyManagerNodeAlignmentSuiteTests(f, configMap, reservedSystemCPUs, policy, numaNodes, coreCount)
+			runTopologyManagerNodeAlignmentSuiteTests(f, sd, reservedSystemCPUs, policy, numaNodes, coreCount)
 		}
 
 		// restore kubelet config