diff --git a/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/tidb-initializer-job.yaml b/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/tidb-initializer-job.yaml
index f5dab4c2e6..e792dc8037 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/tidb-initializer-job.yaml
+++ b/charts/tidb-cluster/templates/tidb-initializer-job.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ spec:
             fi
           done
           echo "info: successfully connected to $host:$port, able to initialize TiDB now"
+        resources:
+{{ toYaml .Values.tidb.initializer.resources | indent 10 }}
       containers:
       - name: mysql-client
         image: {{ .Values.mysqlClient.image }}
diff --git a/charts/tidb-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/tidb-cluster/values.yaml
index bd327f2446..b4890f8a7e 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tidb-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ tidb:
 
   initializer:
     resources: {}
-    # limits:
-    #  cpu: 100m
-    #  memory: 100Mi
-    # requests:
-    #  cpu: 100m
-    #  memory: 100Mi
+    #  limits:
+    #    cpu: 100m
+    #    memory: 100Mi
+    #  requests:
+    #    cpu: 100m
+    #    memory: 100Mi
 
   # tidb plugin configuration
   plugin: