diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
index b7192434b96..b45e86bbd01 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_service.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ func (es *e2eService) startKubeletServer() (*server, error) {
 		"--pod-cidr=10.180.0.0/24", // Assign a fixed CIDR to the node because there is no node controller.
 		"--eviction-hard", framework.TestContext.EvictionHard,
 		"--eviction-pressure-transition-period", "30s",
+		"--feature-gates", "DynamicKubeletConfig=true", // TODO(mtaufen): Eventually replace with a value from the framework.TestContext
 	)
 	if framework.TestContext.CgroupsPerQOS {
 		// TODO: enable this when the flag is stable and available in kubelet.