diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
index a3bd8883039..594e39b0df5 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e.sh
@@ -955,9 +955,17 @@ cd kubernetes
 ARTIFACTS=${WORKSPACE}/_artifacts
 mkdir -p ${ARTIFACTS}
 export E2E_REPORT_DIR=${ARTIFACTS}
+declare -r gcp_list_resources_script="./cluster/gce/list-resources.sh"
 declare -r gcp_resources_before="${ARTIFACTS}/gcp-resources-before.txt"
 declare -r gcp_resources_cluster_up="${ARTIFACTS}/gcp-resources-cluster-up.txt"
 declare -r gcp_resources_after="${ARTIFACTS}/gcp-resources-after.txt"
+# TODO(15492): figure out some way to run this script even if it doesn't exist
+# in the Kubernetes tarball.
+if [[ ( ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gce" || ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gke" ) && -x "${gcp_list_resources_script}" ]]; then
+  gcp_list_resources="true"
+else
+  gcp_list_resources="false"
+fi
 
 ### Pre Set Up ###
 # Install gcloud from a custom path if provided. Used to test GKE with gcloud
@@ -977,13 +985,13 @@ fi
 ### Set up ###
 if [[ "${E2E_UP,,}" == "true" ]]; then
     go run ./hack/e2e.go ${E2E_OPT} -v --down
-    if [[ ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gce" || ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gke" ]]; then
-      ./cluster/gce/list-resources.sh > "${gcp_resources_before}"
+    if [[ "${gcp_list_resources}" == "true" ]]; then
+      ${gcp_list_resources_script} > "${gcp_resources_before}"
     fi
     go run ./hack/e2e.go ${E2E_OPT} -v --up
     go run ./hack/e2e.go -v --ctl="version --match-server-version=false"
-    if [[ ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gce" || ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gke" ]]; then
-      ./cluster/gce/list-resources.sh > "${gcp_resources_cluster_up}"
+    if [[ "${gcp_list_resources}" == "true" ]]; then
+      ${gcp_list_resources_script} > "${gcp_resources_cluster_up}"
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -1027,8 +1035,8 @@ if [[ "${E2E_DOWN,,}" == "true" ]]; then
     # for the wait between attempts.
     sleep 30
     go run ./hack/e2e.go ${E2E_OPT} -v --down
-    if [[ ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gce" || ${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER} == "gke" ]]; then
-      ./cluster/gce/list-resources.sh > "${gcp_resources_after}"
+    if [[ "${gcp_list_resources}" == "true" ]]; then
+      ${gcp_list_resources_script} > "${gcp_resources_after}"
     fi
 fi