diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 4c82febb311..43e26b29d7d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1956,10 +1956,11 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) SyncPod(ctx context.Context, updateType kubetypes.SyncPodType
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO(#113606): connect this with the incoming context parameter, which comes from the pod worker.
-	// Currently, using that context causes test failures. To remove this todoCtx, any wait.Interrupted
-	// errors need to be filtered from result and bypass the reasonCache - cancelling the context for
-	// SyncPod is a known and deliberate error, not a generic error.
+	// TODO(#113606): use cancellation from the incoming context parameter, which comes from the pod worker.
+	// Currently, using cancellation from that context causes test failures. To remove this WithoutCancel,
+	// any wait.Interrupted errors need to be filtered from result and bypass the reasonCache - cancelling
+	// the context for SyncPod is a known and deliberate error, not a generic error.
+	// Use WithoutCancel instead of a new context.TODO() to propagate trace context
 	// Call the container runtime's SyncPod callback
 	sctx := context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
 	result := kl.containerRuntime.SyncPod(sctx, pod, podStatus, pullSecrets, kl.backOff)