diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none.go
index 2b79fc0c4ef..7e5010a765d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none.go
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ func (p *nonePolicy) Name() string {
 	return PolicyNone
 }
 
-func (p *nonePolicy) Merge(providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint) (TopologyHint, lifecycle.PodAdmitResult) {
-	return TopologyHint{}, lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
+func (p *nonePolicy) canAdmitPodResult(hint *TopologyHint) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
+	return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
+		Admit: true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *nonePolicy) Merge(providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint) (TopologyHint, lifecycle.PodAdmitResult) {
+	return TopologyHint{}, p.canAdmitPodResult(nil)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none_test.go
index e65d9317467..ee674dcf6de 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_none_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestPolicyNoneName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPolicyNoneMerge(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPolicyNoneCanAdmitPodResult(t *testing.T) {
 	tcases := []struct {
 		name           string
 		providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint