diff --git a/pkg/volume/volume_unsupported.go b/pkg/volume/volume_unsupported.go
index 87f75b27efa..ef46dac618d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/volume_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/volume_unsupported.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 // NewVolumeOwnership returns an interface that can be used to recursively change volume permissions and ownership
 func NewVolumeOwnership(mounter Mounter, dir string, fsGroup *int64, fsGroupChangePolicy *v1.PodFSGroupChangePolicy, completeFunc func(types.CompleteFuncParam)) VolumeOwnershipChanger {
-	return nil
+	return &VolumeOwnership{}
 }
 
 func (vo *VolumeOwnership) AddProgressNotifier(pod *v1.Pod, recorder record.EventRecorder) VolumeOwnershipChanger {