diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index ff7a4645fd6..658f2dd4cb6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func makeMounts(pod *v1.Pod, podDir string, container *v1.Container, hostName, h
 	for _, mount := range container.VolumeMounts {
 		mountEtcHostsFile = mountEtcHostsFile && (mount.MountPath != etcHostsPath)
 		vol, ok := podVolumes[mount.Name]
-		if !ok {
-			glog.Warningf("Mount cannot be satisfied for container %q, because the volume is missing: %q", container.Name, mount)
+		if !ok || vol.Mounter == nil {
+			glog.Warningf("Mount cannot be satisfied for container %q, because the volume is missing or the volume mounter is nil: %q", container.Name, mount)
 			continue
 		}