diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index 20436113ef3..c218b58fac7 100644
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ __EOF__
   kubectl delete service redis-master "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kubectl delete service "service-v1-test" "${kube_flags[@]}"
   if [[ "${WAIT_FOR_DELETION:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-    kube::test::get_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'
+    kube::test::wait_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'
   fi
   # Post-condition: Only the default kubernetes services exist
   kube::test::get_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Command
   kubectl delete services redis-master redis-slave "${kube_flags[@]}" # delete multiple services at once
   if [[ "${WAIT_FOR_DELETION:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-    kube::test::get_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'
+    kube::test::wait_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'
   fi
   # Post-condition: Only the default kubernetes services exist
   kube::test::get_object_assert services "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'kubernetes:'