diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
index 869d06773c1..71531245371 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package aws_ebs
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -387,12 +386,12 @@ func makeGlobalPDPath(host volume.VolumeHost, volumeID aws.KubernetesVolumeID) s
 	// Clean up the URI to be more fs-friendly
 	name := string(volumeID)
 	name = strings.Replace(name, "://", "/", -1)
-	return path.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, name)
+	return filepath.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, name)
 }
 
 // Reverses the mapping done in makeGlobalPDPath
 func getVolumeIDFromGlobalMount(host volume.VolumeHost, globalPath string) (string, error) {
-	basePath := path.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath)
+	basePath := filepath.Join(host.GetPluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath)
 	rel, err := filepath.Rel(basePath, globalPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to get volume id from global mount %s - %v", globalPath, err)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block.go
index d104bafa5e9..37e748707c6 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package aws_ebs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ func (ebs *awsElasticBlockStore) GetGlobalMapPath(spec *volume.Spec) (string, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return path.Join(ebs.plugin.host.GetVolumeDevicePluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), string(volumeSource.VolumeID)), nil
+	return filepath.Join(ebs.plugin.host.GetVolumeDevicePluginDir(awsElasticBlockStorePluginName), string(volumeSource.VolumeID)), nil
 }
 
 // GetPodDeviceMapPath returns pod device map path and volume name
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block_test.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block_test.go
index a1a4ba37d8c..5181492d6c0 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_block_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package aws_ebs
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestGetVolumeSpecFromGlobalMapPath(t *testing.T) {
 	//deferred clean up
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpVDir)
 
-	expectedGlobalPath := path.Join(tmpVDir, testGlobalPath)
+	expectedGlobalPath := filepath.Join(tmpVDir, testGlobalPath)
 
 	//Bad Path
 	badspec, err := getVolumeSpecFromGlobalMapPath("")
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func TestGetPodAndPluginMapPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	//deferred clean up
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpVDir)
 
-	expectedGlobalPath := path.Join(tmpVDir, testGlobalPath)
-	expectedPodPath := path.Join(tmpVDir, testPodPath)
+	expectedGlobalPath := filepath.Join(tmpVDir, testGlobalPath)
+	expectedPodPath := filepath.Join(tmpVDir, testPodPath)
 
 	spec := getTestVolume(false, true /*isBlock*/)
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
index 95d81c049ef..72438e379b7 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package aws_ebs
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Got a nil Mounter")
 	}
 
-	volPath := path.Join(tmpDir, "pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~aws-ebs/vol1")
+	volPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~aws-ebs/vol1")
 	path := mounter.GetPath()
 	if path != volPath {
 		t.Errorf("Got unexpected path: %s", path)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
index de6c5368f28..06c67a57934 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ func (a *azureDiskAttacher) GetDeviceMountPath(spec *volume.Spec) (string, error
 	}
 
 	if volumeSource.Kind == nil { // this spec was constructed from info on the node
-		pdPath := path.Join(a.plugin.host.GetPluginDir(azureDataDiskPluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, volumeSource.DataDiskURI)
+		pdPath := filepath.Join(a.plugin.host.GetPluginDir(azureDataDiskPluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, volumeSource.DataDiskURI)
 		return pdPath, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common.go
index b5f4e77f7bd..54d05f5dabd 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	libstrings "strings"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/storage/mgmt/2017-10-01/storage"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func makeGlobalPDPath(host volume.VolumeHost, diskUri string, isManaged bool) (s
 	}
 	// "{m for managed b for blob}{hashed diskUri or DiskId depending on disk kind }"
 	diskName := fmt.Sprintf(uniqueDiskNameTemplate, prefix, hashedDiskUri)
-	pdPath := path.Join(host.GetPluginDir(azureDataDiskPluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, diskName)
+	pdPath := filepath.Join(host.GetPluginDir(azureDataDiskPluginName), mount.MountsInGlobalPDPath, diskName)
 
 	return pdPath, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common_linux.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common_linux.go
index 3c19b9244b5..806e27e0e94 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_common_linux.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package azure_dd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	libstrings "strings"
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func findDiskByLunWithConstraint(lun int, io ioHandler, azureDisks []string) (st
 			if lun == l {
 				// find the matching LUN
 				// read vendor and model to ensure it is a VHD disk
-				vendorPath := path.Join(sys_path, name, "vendor")
+				vendorPath := filepath.Join(sys_path, name, "vendor")
 				vendorBytes, err := io.ReadFile(vendorPath)
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("failed to read device vendor, err: %v", err)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func findDiskByLunWithConstraint(lun int, io ioHandler, azureDisks []string) (st
 					continue
 				}
 
-				modelPath := path.Join(sys_path, name, "model")
+				modelPath := filepath.Join(sys_path, name, "model")
 				modelBytes, err := io.ReadFile(modelPath)
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("failed to read device model, err: %v", err)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func findDiskByLunWithConstraint(lun int, io ioHandler, azureDisks []string) (st
 				}
 
 				// find a disk, validate name
-				dir := path.Join(sys_path, name, "block")
+				dir := filepath.Join(sys_path, name, "block")
 				if dev, err := io.ReadDir(dir); err == nil {
 					found := false
 					devName := dev[0].Name()
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
index 1f394d69cef..43dcd208186 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func testPlugin(t *testing.T, tmpDir string, volumeHost volume.VolumeHost) {
 	if mounter == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Got a nil Mounter")
 	}
-	volPath := path.Join(tmpDir, "pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~azure-file/vol1")
+	volPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~azure-file/vol1")
 	path := mounter.GetPath()
 	if path != volPath {
 		t.Errorf("Got unexpected path: %s", path)