diff --git a/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go b/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
index e3e35cecd00..739a55d9c39 100644
--- a/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubemark/hollow_kubelet.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func volumePlugins() []volume.VolumePlugin {
 	allPlugins := []volume.VolumePlugin{}
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, emptydir.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, git_repo.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
-	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, hostpath.ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{})...)
+	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, hostpath.FakeProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{})...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, nfs.ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{})...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, secret.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, iscsi.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path.go b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path.go
index ece27cf21e3..bfdd20c7d41 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path.go
@@ -47,9 +47,20 @@ func ProbeVolumePlugins(volumeConfig volume.VolumeConfig) []volume.VolumePlugin
 	}
 }
 
+func FakeProbeVolumePlugins(volumeConfig volume.VolumeConfig) []volume.VolumePlugin {
+	return []volume.VolumePlugin{
+		&hostPathPlugin{
+			host:          nil,
+			config:        volumeConfig,
+			noTypeChecker: true,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 type hostPathPlugin struct {
-	host   volume.VolumeHost
-	config volume.VolumeConfig
+	host          volume.VolumeHost
+	config        volume.VolumeConfig
+	noTypeChecker bool
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &hostPathPlugin{}
@@ -121,10 +132,11 @@ func (plugin *hostPathPlugin) NewMounter(spec *volume.Spec, pod *v1.Pod, opts vo
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("plugin volume host does not implement KubeletVolumeHost interface")
 	}
 	return &hostPathMounter{
-		hostPath: &hostPath{path: path, pathType: pathType},
-		readOnly: readOnly,
-		mounter:  plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName()),
-		hu:       kvh.GetHostUtil(),
+		hostPath:      &hostPath{path: path, pathType: pathType},
+		readOnly:      readOnly,
+		mounter:       plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName()),
+		hu:            kvh.GetHostUtil(),
+		noTypeChecker: plugin.noTypeChecker,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -203,9 +215,10 @@ func (hp *hostPath) GetPath() string {
 
 type hostPathMounter struct {
 	*hostPath
-	readOnly bool
-	mounter  mount.Interface
-	hu       hostutil.HostUtils
+	readOnly      bool
+	mounter       mount.Interface
+	hu            hostutil.HostUtils
+	noTypeChecker bool
 }
 
 var _ volume.Mounter = &hostPathMounter{}
@@ -235,7 +248,11 @@ func (b *hostPathMounter) SetUp(mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) error {
 	if *b.pathType == v1.HostPathUnset {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return checkType(b.GetPath(), b.pathType, b.hu)
+	if b.noTypeChecker {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return checkType(b.GetPath(), b.pathType, b.hu)
+	}
 }
 
 // SetUpAt does not make sense for host paths - probably programmer error.
diff --git a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
index 9302e728df0..a77c642f9a8 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/hostpath/host_path_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestGetAccessModes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRecycler(t *testing.T) {
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	pluginHost := volumetest.NewFakeKubeletVolumeHost(t, "/tmp/fake", nil, nil)
-	plugMgr.InitPlugins([]volume.VolumePlugin{&hostPathPlugin{nil, volume.VolumeConfig{}}}, nil, pluginHost)
+	plugMgr.InitPlugins([]volume.VolumePlugin{&hostPathPlugin{nil, volume.VolumeConfig{}, false}}, nil, pluginHost)
 
 	spec := &volume.Spec{PersistentVolume: &v1.PersistentVolume{Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{PersistentVolumeSource: v1.PersistentVolumeSource{HostPath: &v1.HostPathVolumeSource{Path: "/foo"}}}}}
 	_, err := plugMgr.FindRecyclablePluginBySpec(spec)