diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/container_update_resources_linux_test.go b/pkg/cri/server/container_update_resources_linux_test.go
index 5caa7621b..1f68e3dbc 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/container_update_resources_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/container_update_resources_linux_test.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestUpdateOCILinuxResource(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Logf("TestCase %q", desc)
 		config := criconfig.Config{
 			PluginConfig: criconfig.PluginConfig{
-				TolerateMissingHugetlbController: false,
+				TolerateMissingHugetlbController: true,
 				DisableHugetlbController:         false,
 			},
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/service_test.go b/pkg/cri/server/service_test.go
index 6762313a6..ad329d6d2 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/service_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func newTestCRIService() *criService {
 			RootDir:  testRootDir,
 			StateDir: testStateDir,
 			PluginConfig: criconfig.PluginConfig{
-				SandboxImage: testSandboxImage,
+				SandboxImage:                     testSandboxImage,
+				TolerateMissingHugetlbController: true,
 			},
 		},
 		imageFSPath:        testImageFSPath,