diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 344ca8b75dcb4..2da474b2c9798 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 	}
 
 	procFs := procfs.NewProcFS()
-	imageBackOff := util.NewBackOff(resyncInterval, MaxContainerBackOff)
+	imageBackOff := util.NewBackOff(backOffPeriod, MaxContainerBackOff)
 
 	klet.livenessManager = proberesults.NewManager()