diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/BUILD b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/BUILD
index f24a70b3fd5..c3a9b2180a9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/BUILD
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/client/cache:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/conversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/strategicpatch:go_default_library",
         "//vendor:github.com/golang/glog",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
index 5cad0af1d43..7a12dcacef6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 )
 
@@ -70,12 +71,19 @@ func (nsu *nodeStatusUpdater) UpdateNodeStatuses() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		node, ok := nodeObj.(*api.Node)
+		clonedNode, err := conversion.NewCloner().DeepCopy(nodeObj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error cloning node %q: %v",
+				nodeName,
+				err)
+		}
+
+		node, ok := clonedNode.(*api.Node)
 		if !ok || node == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"failed to cast %q object %#v to Node",
 				nodeName,
-				nodeObj)
+				clonedNode)
 		}
 
 		oldData, err := json.Marshal(node)