diff --git a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
index 942be15f653..4df126ed873 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func NewFlexVolumePlugin(pluginDir, name string) (volume.VolumePlugin, error) {
 
 // Init is part of the volume.VolumePlugin interface.
 func (plugin *flexVolumePlugin) Init(host volume.VolumeHost) error {
+	plugin.host = host
 	// Hardwired 'success' as any errors from calling init() will be caught by NewFlexVolumePlugin()
 	return nil
 }