diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index 1b098a20c75..e90ed17c6a5 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	otelsdkresource "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.12.0"
 	oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	noopoteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -449,7 +450,8 @@ func UnsecuredDependencies(s *options.KubeletServer, featureGate featuregate.Fea
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	tp := oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider()
+	var tp oteltrace.TracerProvider
+	tp = noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider()
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.KubeletTracing) {
 		tp, err = newTracerProvider(s)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1358,7 +1360,7 @@ func parseResourceList(m map[string]string) (v1.ResourceList, error) {
 
 func newTracerProvider(s *options.KubeletServer) (oteltrace.TracerProvider, error) {
 	if s.KubeletConfiguration.Tracing == nil {
-		return oteltrace.NewNoopTracerProvider(), nil
+		return noopoteltrace.NewTracerProvider(), nil
 	}
 	hostname, err := nodeutil.GetHostname(s.HostnameOverride)
 	if err != nil {