diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_preferred.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_preferred.go
index 6db6fb5641a..04b2588b626 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_preferred.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_preferred.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (p *preferredPolicy) Name() string {
 	return string(PolicyPreferred)
 }
 
-func (p *preferredPolicy) CanAdmitPodResult(result TopologyHints) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
+func (p *preferredPolicy) CanAdmitPodResult(admit bool) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
 	return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
 		Admit: true,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_strict.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_strict.go
index 9e3cc6a51e9..14849885007 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_strict.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_strict.go
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ func (p *strictPolicy) Name() string {
 	return string(PolicyStrict)
 }
 
-func (p *strictPolicy) CanAdmitPodResult(result TopologyHints) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
-	affinity := result.Affinity
-	if !affinity {
+func (p *strictPolicy) CanAdmitPodResult(admit bool) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
+	if !admit {
 		return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
 			Admit:   false,
 			Reason:  "Topology Affinity Error",