diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/mount_helper_common.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/mount_helper_common.go
index a7987485562..dd4dc2c8e5a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/mount_helper_common.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/mount_helper_common.go
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ func removePathIfNotMountPoint(mountPath string, mounter Interface, extensiveMou
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("%q does not exist", mountPath)
+			return true, nil
+		}
 		return notMnt, err
 	}