diff --git a/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation.go
index e8510c152a4..fd4be03c956 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func ValidateCSIDriver(csiDriver *storage.CSIDriver) field.ErrorList {
 
 // ValidateCSIDriverUpdate validates a CSIDriver.
 func ValidateCSIDriverUpdate(new, old *storage.CSIDriver) field.ErrorList {
-	allErrs := ValidateCSIDriver(new)
+	allErrs := apivalidation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&new.ObjectMeta, &old.ObjectMeta, field.NewPath("metadata"))
 
 	// Spec is read-only
 	// If this ever relaxes in the future, make sure to increment the Generation number in PrepareForUpdate
diff --git a/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation_test.go
index 10c071f2240..dd4b8ae21b4 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/storage/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -1869,9 +1869,13 @@ func TestCSIDriverValidationUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	attachNotRequired := false
 	podInfoOnMount := true
 	notPodInfoOnMount := false
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	notRequiresRepublish := false
+=======
+	resourceVersion := "1"
+>>>>>>> Relax validation for CSIVolumeFSGroupPolicy
 	old := storage.CSIDriver{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: driverName},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: driverName, ResourceVersion: resourceVersion},
 		Spec: storage.CSIDriverSpec{
 			AttachRequired:    &attachNotRequired,
 			PodInfoOnMount:    &notPodInfoOnMount,
diff --git a/pkg/registry/storage/csidriver/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/storage/csidriver/strategy.go
index 8cf3f06144d..ec600ac4109 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/csidriver/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/csidriver/strategy.go
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ func (csiDriverStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.
 func (csiDriverStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
 	newCSIDriverObj := obj.(*storage.CSIDriver)
 	oldCSIDriverObj := old.(*storage.CSIDriver)
-	errorList := validation.ValidateCSIDriver(newCSIDriverObj)
-	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateCSIDriverUpdate(newCSIDriverObj, oldCSIDriverObj)...)
+	return validation.ValidateCSIDriverUpdate(newCSIDriverObj, oldCSIDriverObj)
 }
 
 func (csiDriverStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {