diff --git a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduling_benchmark_test.go b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduling_benchmark_test.go
index b08f10564..ba45005a5 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduling_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduling_benchmark_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestSchedulingProfile(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error creating heap profile: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer lo.Must0(pprof.WriteHeapProfile(heapf))
+	defer func() { lo.Must0(pprof.WriteHeapProfile(heapf)) }()
 
 	totalPods := 0
 	totalNodes := 0