diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
index 9047c8edd6a..0d6522796db 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
@@ -415,11 +415,11 @@ func testRSScaleSubresources(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
 	replicas := int32(1)
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating replica set %q that asks for more than the allowed pod quota", rsName))
 	rs := newRS(rsName, replicas, rsPodLabels, AgnhostImageName, AgnhostImage, nil)
-	_, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(ctx, rs, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	createdRS, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(ctx, rs, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
 	// Verify that the required pods have come up.
-	err = e2epod.VerifyPodsRunning(ctx, c, ns, podName, labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{"name": podName}), false, replicas)
+	err = e2ereplicaset.WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicas(ctx, c, createdRS, replicas)
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "error in waiting for pods to come up: %s", err)
 
 	ginkgo.By("getting scale subresource")