diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
index a54a8c6a84d..95a94e169f2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (nc *NodeController) Run() {
 	go nc.podController.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	go nc.daemonSetController.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	if nc.internalPodInformer != nil {
-		nc.internalPodInformer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
+		go nc.internalPodInformer.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	}
 
 	// Incorporate the results of node status pushed from kubelet to master.