diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
index cc611f1fc54..a491d60e91a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodeshutdown/nodeshutdown_manager_linux_test.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestManager(t *testing.T) {
 				GracePeriod int64
 			}
 
-			podKillChan := make(chan PodKillInfo)
+			podKillChan := make(chan PodKillInfo, 1)
 			killPodsFunc := func(pod *v1.Pod, status v1.PodStatus, gracePeriodOverride *int64) error {
 				var gracePeriod int64
 				if gracePeriodOverride != nil {