diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 872cdc485..b10621a62 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func fillResourceList(spec acidv1.ResourceDescription, defaults acidv1.ResourceD
 	}
 
 	if spec.HugePages2Mi != "" {
-		requests[v1.ResourceHugePagesPrefix+"1Mi"], err = resource.ParseQuantity(spec.HugePages2Mi)
+		requests[v1.ResourceHugePagesPrefix+"2Mi"], err = resource.ParseQuantity(spec.HugePages2Mi)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse hugepages-2Mi quantity: %v", err)
 		}