diff --git a/test/e2e_node/dra_test.go b/test/e2e_node/dra_test.go
index 3bf1111984d..e2db6e7a047 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/dra_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/dra_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package e2enode
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	apitypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil"
@@ -1736,14 +1738,17 @@ func createHealthTestPodAndClaim(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, dr
 		e2epod.DeletePodOrFail(ctx, f.ClientSet, createdPod.Namespace, createdPod.Name)
 	})
 
-	// Update the Pod's status to include the ResourceClaimStatuses, mimicking the scheduler.
-	podToUpdate, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Get(ctx, createdPod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-	podToUpdate.Status.ResourceClaimStatuses = []v1.PodResourceClaimStatus{
-		{Name: claimName, ResourceClaimName: &claimName},
-	}
-	_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).UpdateStatus(ctx, podToUpdate, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to update Pod status with ResourceClaimStatuses")
+	// Patch the Pod's status to include the ResourceClaimStatuses, mimicking the scheduler.
+	patch, err := json.Marshal(v1.Pod{
+		Status: v1.PodStatus{
+			ResourceClaimStatuses: []v1.PodResourceClaimStatus{
+				{Name: claimName, ResourceClaimName: &claimName},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to marshal patch for Pod status")
+	_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Patch(ctx, createdPod.Name, apitypes.StrategicMergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{}, "status")
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to patch Pod status with ResourceClaimStatuses")
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Allocating claim %q to pod %q with its real UID", claimName, podName))
 	// Get the created claim to ensure the latest version before updating.