diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
index a85b86cae..d83b67b86 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func copyResourcesToStatus(spec *runtimespec.Spec, status containerstore.Status)
 		}
 
 		if spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits != nil {
-			hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, len(spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits))
+			hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0)
 			for _, l := range spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits {
 				hugepageLimits = append(hugepageLimits, &runtime.HugepageLimit{
 					PageSize: l.Pagesize,