diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/subpath.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/subpath.go
index 3781a5bdbfa..30abd27fb63 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/subpath.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/subpath.go
@@ -686,8 +686,14 @@ func setWriteCommand(file string, container *v1.Container) {
 	container.Args = []string{
 		"mounttest",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--new_file_0644=%v", file),
-		fmt.Sprintf("--file_mode=%v", file),
 	}
+	// See issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/94237 about file_mode
+	// not working well on Windows
+	// TODO: remove this check after issue is resolved
+	if !framework.NodeOSDistroIs("windows") {
+		container.Args = append(container.Args, fmt.Sprintf("--file_mode=%v", file))
+	}
+
 }
 
 func addSubpathVolumeContainer(container *v1.Container, volumeMount v1.VolumeMount) {