diff --git a/tools/cache/shared_informer.go b/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
index a889fdbc..be8694dd 100644
--- a/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
+++ b/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
@@ -459,29 +459,30 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 		klog.Warningf("The sharedIndexInformer has started, run more than once is not allowed")
 		return
 	}
-	fifo := NewDeltaFIFOWithOptions(DeltaFIFOOptions{
-		KnownObjects:          s.indexer,
-		EmitDeltaTypeReplaced: true,
-		Transformer:           s.transform,
-	})
-
-	cfg := &Config{
-		Queue:             fifo,
-		ListerWatcher:     s.listerWatcher,
-		ObjectType:        s.objectType,
-		ObjectDescription: s.objectDescription,
-		FullResyncPeriod:  s.resyncCheckPeriod,
-		RetryOnError:      false,
-		ShouldResync:      s.processor.shouldResync,
-
-		Process:           s.HandleDeltas,
-		WatchErrorHandler: s.watchErrorHandler,
-	}
 
 	func() {
 		s.startedLock.Lock()
 		defer s.startedLock.Unlock()
 
+		fifo := NewDeltaFIFOWithOptions(DeltaFIFOOptions{
+			KnownObjects:          s.indexer,
+			EmitDeltaTypeReplaced: true,
+			Transformer:           s.transform,
+		})
+
+		cfg := &Config{
+			Queue:             fifo,
+			ListerWatcher:     s.listerWatcher,
+			ObjectType:        s.objectType,
+			ObjectDescription: s.objectDescription,
+			FullResyncPeriod:  s.resyncCheckPeriod,
+			RetryOnError:      false,
+			ShouldResync:      s.processor.shouldResync,
+
+			Process:           s.HandleDeltas,
+			WatchErrorHandler: s.watchErrorHandler,
+		}
+
 		s.controller = New(cfg)
 		s.controller.(*controller).clock = s.clock
 		s.started = true
diff --git a/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go b/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
index 30776b29..459f257f 100644
--- a/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
+++ b/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
@@ -393,6 +393,33 @@ func TestSharedInformerErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	close(stop)
 }
 
+// TestSharedInformerStartRace is a regression test to ensure there is no race between
+// Run and SetWatchErrorHandler, and Run and SetTransform.
+func TestSharedInformerStartRace(t *testing.T) {
+	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
+	informer := NewSharedInformer(source, &v1.Pod{}, 1*time.Second).(*sharedIndexInformer)
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+				return
+			default:
+			}
+			// Set dummy functions, just to test for race
+			informer.SetTransform(func(i interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+				return i, nil
+			})
+			informer.SetWatchErrorHandler(func(r *Reflector, err error) {
+			})
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go informer.Run(stop)
+
+	close(stop)
+}
+
 func TestSharedInformerTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 	// source simulates an apiserver object endpoint.
 	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()