diff --git a/pkg/volume/cinder/cinder_block_test.go b/pkg/volume/cinder/cinder_block_test.go
index cc01d27b69a..636e1454081 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/cinder/cinder_block_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/cinder/cinder_block_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestGetVolumeSpecFromGlobalMapPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	block := v1.PersistentVolumeBlock
 	specMode := spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.VolumeMode
-	if &specMode == nil {
+	if specMode == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Invalid volumeMode from GlobalMapPath spec: %v expected: %v", &specMode, block)
 	}
 	if *specMode != block {