diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index 8caa3551a77..72d42367b7f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ func TestWaitUntilWatchCacheFreshAndForceAllEvents(t *testing.T) {
 				ResourceVersion:   "105",
 			},
 			verifyBackingStore: func(t *testing.T, s *dummyStorage) {
-				require.NotEqual(t, 0, s.requestWatchProgressCounter, "expected store.RequestWatchProgressCounter to be > 0. It looks like watch progress wasn't requested!")
+				require.NotEqual(t, 0, s.getRequestWatchProgressCounter(), "expected store.RequestWatchProgressCounter to be > 0. It looks like watch progress wasn't requested!")
 			},
 		},