diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go b/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
index ebfd80cb4e..d8b344a72e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/resource_usage_gatherer.go
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ func getKubemarkMasterComponentsResourceUsage() ResourceUsagePerContainer {
 }
 
 func (g *containerResourceGatherer) getKubeSystemContainersResourceUsage(c *client.Client) {
+	if len(g.workers) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	delayPeriod := resourceDataGatheringPeriod / time.Duration(len(g.workers))
 	delay := time.Duration(0)
 	for i := range g.workers {