diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume.go b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume.go
index 8544cd00b4e..3eed7219938 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/flexvolume.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const (
 	gciVolumePluginDir        = "/home/kubernetes/flexvolume"
 	gciVolumePluginDirLegacy  = "/etc/srv/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec"
 	gciVolumePluginDirVersion = "1.10.0"
+	detachTimeout             = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 // testFlexVolume tests that a client pod using a given flexvolume driver
@@ -253,6 +254,9 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Flexvolumes", func() {
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to wait client pod terminated: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		// Detach might occur after pod deletion. Wait before deleting driver.
+		time.Sleep(detachTimeout)
+
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("uninstalling flexvolume %s from node %s", driverInstallAs, node.Name))
 		uninstallFlex(cs, &node, "k8s", driverInstallAs)
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("uninstalling flexvolume %s from master", driverInstallAs))