diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 863a2d6bacd..a8f9f5ecf53 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1548,6 +1548,9 @@ function start-kube-controller-manager {
   if [[ -n "${FEATURE_GATES:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --feature-gates=${FEATURE_GATES}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=" --flex-volume-plugin-dir=${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR}"
+  fi
   local -r kube_rc_docker_tag=$(cat /home/kubernetes/kube-docker-files/kube-controller-manager.docker_tag)
   local container_env=""
   if [[ -n "${ENABLE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR:-}" ]]; then