diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
index bb73b670843..071d646307d 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ func (es *e2eService) startKubeletServer() (*killCmd, error) {
 		"--config", es.kubeletStaticPodDir,
 		"--file-check-frequency", "10s", // Check file frequently so tests won't wait too long
 		"--v", LOG_VERBOSITY_LEVEL, "--logtostderr",
+		"--network-plugin=kubenet",
+		"--pod-cidr=10.180.0.0/24", // Assign a fixed CIDR to the node because there is no node controller.
+		"--hairpin-mode=hairpin-veth",
 	)
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", cmdArgs...)
 	hcc := newHealthCheckCommand(