diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index d0319aa2f..6ad7ec526 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -1580,10 +1580,10 @@ func k8sVersionGreaterEquals(c kubernetes.Interface, major, minor int) bool {
 		// return value.
 	}
 
-	maj := strconv.Itoa(major)
-	min := strconv.Itoa(minor)
+	_maj := strconv.Itoa(major)
+	_min := strconv.Itoa(minor)
 
-	return (v.Major > maj) || (v.Major == maj && v.Minor >= min)
+	return (v.Major > _maj) || (v.Major == _maj && v.Minor >= _min)
 }
 
 // waitForJobCompletion polls the status of the given job and waits until the