diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
index 9c0f39c93c..62f1389f08 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ func TestSelectNodesForPreemption(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:   "machine1",
 				Labels: map[string]string{"pod": "preemptor"}}, Spec: v1.PodSpec{Containers: smallContainers, Priority: &highPriority}},
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{
-				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "a", Labels: map[string]string{"service": "securityscan"}}, Spec: v1.PodSpec{Containers: smallContainers, Priority: &lowPriority, NodeName: "machine1", Affinity: &v1.Affinity{
+				{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "a", UID: types.UID("a"), Labels: map[string]string{"service": "securityscan"}}, Spec: v1.PodSpec{Containers: smallContainers, Priority: &lowPriority, NodeName: "machine1", Affinity: &v1.Affinity{
 					PodAntiAffinity: &v1.PodAntiAffinity{
 						RequiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: []v1.PodAffinityTerm{
 							{