diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index 7f21273774a..8d1b4e815e3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -1129,9 +1129,7 @@ func RunKubelet(kubeServer *options.KubeletServer, kubeDeps *kubelet.Dependencie
 
 func startKubelet(k kubelet.Bootstrap, podCfg *config.PodConfig, kubeCfg *kubeletconfiginternal.KubeletConfiguration, kubeDeps *kubelet.Dependencies, enableCAdvisorJSONEndpoints, enableServer bool) {
 	// start the kubelet
-	go wait.Until(func() {
-		k.Run(podCfg.Updates())
-	}, 0, wait.NeverStop)
+	go k.Run(podCfg.Updates())
 
 	// start the kubelet server
 	if enableServer {