diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 8f682ac10e4..f4131a72a35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1238,12 +1238,10 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) StartGarbageCollection() {
 		}
 	}, ContainerGCPeriod, wait.NeverStop)
 
-	stopChan := make(chan struct{})
-	defer close(stopChan)
 	// when the high threshold is set to 100, stub the image GC manager
 	if kl.kubeletConfiguration.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent == 100 {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("ImageGCHighThresholdPercent is set 100, Disable image GC")
-		go func() { stopChan <- struct{}{} }()
+		return
 	}
 
 	prevImageGCFailed := false
@@ -1266,7 +1264,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) StartGarbageCollection() {
 
 			glog.V(vLevel).Infof("Image garbage collection succeeded")
 		}
-	}, ImageGCPeriod, stopChan)
+	}, ImageGCPeriod, wait.NeverStop)
 }
 
 // initializeModules will initialize internal modules that do not require the container runtime to be up.