diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 6eeddc70ba4..b15812c8455 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -911,6 +911,10 @@ function start-kubelet {
   if [[ -n "${NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --non-masquerade-cidr=${NON_MASQUERADE_CIDR}"
   fi
+  # FlexVolume plugin
+  if [[ -n "${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+    flags+=" --volume-plugin-dir=${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR}"
+  fi
   if [[ "${ENABLE_MANIFEST_URL:-}" == "true" ]]; then
     flags+=" --manifest-url=${MANIFEST_URL}"
     flags+=" --manifest-url-header=${MANIFEST_URL_HEADER}"