diff --git a/test/e2e_node/standalone_test.go b/test/e2e_node/standalone_test.go
index 0277357fc24..94f47c08ea1 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/standalone_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/standalone_test.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe(feature.StandaloneMode, func() {
 				ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 				gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					pod, err := getPodFromStandaloneKubelet(ctx, staticPod.Namespace, staticPod.Name)
-					g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime).NotTo(gomega.Equal(startTime))
+					g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime.Equal(startTime)).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("startTime should not be equal"))
 					g.Expect(err).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
 					cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go b/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
index 0bce3f672af..7a6e62438ba 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/static_pod_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				pod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(staticPod.Namespace).Get(ctx, mirrorPodName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime).NotTo(gomega.Equal(startTime))
+				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime.Equal(startTime)).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("startTime should not be equal"))
 				g.Expect(err).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				g.Expect(pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
 				cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StaticPod", framework.WithSerial(), func() {
 			ginkgo.By("wait for the mirror pod to be updated")
 			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 				pod, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(staticPod.Namespace).Get(ctx, mirrorPodName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime).NotTo(gomega.Equal(startTime))
+				g.Expect(pod.Status.StartTime.Equal(startTime)).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("startTime should not be equal"))
 				g.Expect(err).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				g.Expect(pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
 				cstatus := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[0]