diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index e33cf687a97..480ed311aa5 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -897,14 +897,13 @@ func RunDockershim(f *options.KubeletFlags, c *kubeletconfiginternal.KubeletConf
 		r.ImagePullProgressDeadline.Duration)
 
 	// Initialize network plugin settings.
-	binDir := r.CNIBinDir
 	nh := &kubelet.NoOpLegacyHost{}
 	pluginSettings := dockershim.NetworkPluginSettings{
 		HairpinMode:       kubeletconfiginternal.HairpinMode(c.HairpinMode),
 		NonMasqueradeCIDR: f.NonMasqueradeCIDR,
 		PluginName:        r.NetworkPluginName,
 		PluginConfDir:     r.CNIConfDir,
-		PluginBinDir:      binDir,
+		PluginBinDir:      r.CNIBinDir,
 		MTU:               int(r.NetworkPluginMTU),
 		LegacyRuntimeHost: nh,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 6662772c32e..aa60f12b33c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -574,13 +574,12 @@ func NewMainKubelet(kubeCfg *kubeletconfiginternal.KubeletConfiguration,
 	}
 
 	// TODO: These need to become arguments to a standalone docker shim.
-	binDir := crOptions.CNIBinDir
 	pluginSettings := dockershim.NetworkPluginSettings{
 		HairpinMode:       hairpinMode,
 		NonMasqueradeCIDR: nonMasqueradeCIDR,
 		PluginName:        crOptions.NetworkPluginName,
 		PluginConfDir:     crOptions.CNIConfDir,
-		PluginBinDir:      binDir,
+		PluginBinDir:      crOptions.CNIBinDir,
 		MTU:               int(crOptions.NetworkPluginMTU),
 	}