diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
index d83b67b86..eb7afb660 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, 0)
+			hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0, len(spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits))
 			for _, l := range spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits {
 				hugepageLimits = append(hugepageLimits, &runtime.HugepageLimit{
 					PageSize: l.Pagesize,
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
index 5f3ba0fb9..9844b5564 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ func copyResourcesToStatus(spec *runtimespec.Spec, status containerstore.Status)
 		}
 
 		if spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits != nil {
-			hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0)
+			hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0, len(spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits))
 			for _, l := range spec.Linux.Resources.HugepageLimits {
 				hugepageLimits = append(hugepageLimits, &runtime.HugepageLimit{
 					PageSize: l.Pagesize,
diff --git a/pkg/cri/store/container/status.go b/pkg/cri/store/container/status.go
index a2e2d585e..0f6d38b4c 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/store/container/status.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/store/container/status.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func deepCopyOf(s Status) Status {
 	}
 	copy.Resources = &runtime.ContainerResources{}
 	if s.Resources != nil && s.Resources.Linux != nil {
-		hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0)
+		hugepageLimits := make([]*runtime.HugepageLimit, 0, len(s.Resources.Linux.HugepageLimits))
 		for _, l := range s.Resources.Linux.HugepageLimits {
 			if l != nil {
 				hugepageLimits = append(hugepageLimits, &runtime.HugepageLimit{