diff --git a/test/e2e_kubeadm/e2e_kubeadm_suite_test.go b/test/e2e_kubeadm/e2e_kubeadm_suite_test.go
index c2b23e1b3d3..52b5bb8a409 100644
--- a/test/e2e_kubeadm/e2e_kubeadm_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_kubeadm/e2e_kubeadm_suite_test.go
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ import (
 	e2econfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/config"
 )
 
-func init() {
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	// Copy go flags in TestMain, to ensure go test flags are registered (no longer available in init() as of go1.13)
 	e2econfig.CopyFlags(e2econfig.Flags, flag.CommandLine)
 	framework.RegisterCommonFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	framework.RegisterClusterFlags(flag.CommandLine)
-
 	pflag.CommandLine.AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
-}
-
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	pflag.Parse()
 	framework.AfterReadingAllFlags(&framework.TestContext)
 	os.Exit(m.Run())