diff --git a/internal/controllers/vpa_runnable.go b/internal/controllers/vpa_runnable.go
index 75055d5..053a6b1 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/vpa_runnable.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/vpa_runnable.go
@@ -168,5 +168,5 @@ func maxByMemory(nodes []corev1.Node) corev1.Node {
 }
 
 func scaleQuantity(q *resource.Quantity, percent int64) *resource.Quantity {
-	return resource.NewQuantity(q.Value()*percent/scaleDivisor, q.Format)
+	return resource.NewMilliQuantity(q.MilliValue()*percent/scaleDivisor, q.Format)
 }