diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/util.go b/pkg/volume/util/util.go
index b31c5f61330..a89260a7285 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/util.go
@@ -283,10 +283,12 @@ func checkVolumeNodeAffinity(pv *v1.PersistentVolume, nodeLabels map[string]stri
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse MatchExpressions: %v", err)
 			}
-			if !selector.Matches(labels.Set(nodeLabels)) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("NodeSelectorTerm %+v does not match node labels", term.MatchExpressions)
+			if selector.Matches(labels.Set(nodeLabels)) {
+				// Terms are ORed, so only one needs to match
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("No matching NodeSelectorTerms")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/util_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/util_test.go
index 2ebed842fea..b2790796e5d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/util_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,53 @@ func TestCheckVolumeNodeAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 			pv:            testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{}),
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "valid-constraints",
+			name:          "select-nothing",
+			expectSuccess: false,
+			pv:            testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{Required: &v1.NodeSelector{}}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "select-nothing-empty-terms",
+			expectSuccess: false,
+			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+					NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+						{
+							MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "valid-multiple-terms",
+			expectSuccess: true,
+			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+					NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+						{
+							MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+								{
+									Key:      "test-key3",
+									Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+									Values:   []string{"test-value1", "test-value3"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+								{
+									Key:      "test-key2",
+									Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+									Values:   []string{"test-value0", "test-value2"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "valid-multiple-match-expressions",
 			expectSuccess: true,
 			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
 				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
@@ -90,7 +136,7 @@ func TestCheckVolumeNodeAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "invalid-key",
+			name:          "invalid-multiple-match-expressions-key",
 			expectSuccess: false,
 			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
 				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
@@ -114,7 +160,7 @@ func TestCheckVolumeNodeAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "invalid-values",
+			name:          "invalid-multiple-match-expressions-values",
 			expectSuccess: false,
 			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
 				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
@@ -137,6 +183,34 @@ func TestCheckVolumeNodeAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}),
 		},
+		{
+			name:          "invalid-multiple-terms",
+			expectSuccess: false,
+			pv: testVolumeWithNodeAffinity(t, &v1.VolumeNodeAffinity{
+				Required: &v1.NodeSelector{
+					NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+						{
+							MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+								{
+									Key:      "test-key3",
+									Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+									Values:   []string{"test-value1", "test-value3"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+								{
+									Key:      "test-key2",
+									Operator: v1.NodeSelectorOpIn,
+									Values:   []string{"test-value0", "test-value1"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {