diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go b/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
index 6aa7acdc4b2..7b7acd46660 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_container_manager_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/stats/pidlimit"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+	e2eskipper "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/skipper"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -166,6 +167,15 @@ func runTest(f *framework.Framework) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Test needs to be updated to make it run properly on systemd.
+	// In its current state it will result in kubelet error since
+	// kubeReservedCgroup and systemReservedCgroup are not configured
+	// correctly for systemd.
+	// See: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/102394
+	if oldCfg.CgroupDriver == "systemd" {
+		e2eskipper.Skipf("unable to run test when using systemd as cgroup driver")
+	}
+
 	// Create a cgroup manager object for manipulating cgroups.
 	cgroupManager := cm.NewCgroupManager(subsystems, oldCfg.CgroupDriver)