diff --git a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
index f0292cb0732..47ca7baa9f7 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ linters:
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
+            # Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
+            # TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_volumes.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pod_container_deletor.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
             
             # As long as contextual logging is alpha or beta, all WithName, WithValues,
             # NewContext calls have to go through klog. Once it is GA, we can lift
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml b/hack/golangci.yaml
index 0a1bf73b109..e75c535ea02 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ linters:
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
             contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
+            # Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
+            # TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_volumes.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pod_container_deletor.go
+            -contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
             
             # As long as contextual logging is alpha or beta, all WithName, WithValues,
             # NewContext calls have to go through klog. Once it is GA, we can lift
diff --git a/hack/logcheck.conf b/hack/logcheck.conf
index 930c039659d..ba4194e06ac 100644
--- a/hack/logcheck.conf
+++ b/hack/logcheck.conf
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/securitycontext/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/dra/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/test/images/sample-device-plugin/.*
 contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/.*
+# Temporary carve-outs for PR1 split safety: these files still have legacy global klog calls.
+# TODO: remove each exclusion as follow-up PRs migrate the file to contextual logging.
+-contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_resources.go
+-contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_volumes.go
+-contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pod_container_deletor.go
+-contextual k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/volume_host.go
 
 # As long as contextual logging is alpha or beta, all WithName, WithValues,
 # NewContext calls have to go through klog. Once it is GA, we can lift