diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
index 2214d57adfad5..95f98b7d06b9c 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ create_args+=("--set spec.etcdClusters[0].manager.listenMetricsURLs=http://local
 create_args+=("--set spec.etcdClusters[*].manager.env=ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES=${ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES}")
 create_args+=("--set spec.etcdClusters[*].manager.env=ETCD_ENABLE_PPROF=true")
 create_args+=("--set spec.cloudControllerManager.concurrentNodeSyncs=10")
-create_args+=("--set spec.kubelet.maxPods=96")
+create_args+=("--set spec.kubelet.maxPods=110")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubelet.kubeAPIQPS=100")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeScheduler.authorizationAlwaysAllowPaths=/healthz")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeScheduler.authorizationAlwaysAllowPaths=/livez")