diff --git a/test/e2e/empty_dir.go b/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
index 1b9bd5c21c7..ec12f24f5b6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
+++ b/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ func doTestSetgidFSGroup(f *Framework, image string, medium api.StorageMedium) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("--file_owner=%v", filePath),
 	}
 
-	pod.Spec.SecurityContext = &api.PodSecurityContext{}
 	fsGroup := int64(123)
 	pod.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup = &fsGroup
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ func doTestVolumeModeFSGroup(f *Framework, image string, medium api.StorageMediu
 	}
 
 	fsGroup := int64(1001)
-	pod.Spec.SecurityContext = &api.PodSecurityContext{FSGroup: &fsGroup}
+	pod.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup = &fsGroup
 
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("emptydir volume type on %v", formatMedium(medium))
 	out := []string{
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ func doTest0644FSGroup(f *Framework, image string, medium api.StorageMedium) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("--file_perm=%v", filePath),
 	}
 
-	pod.Spec.SecurityContext = &api.PodSecurityContext{}
 	fsGroup := int64(123)
 	pod.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup = &fsGroup
 
@@ -330,6 +328,11 @@ func testPodWithVolume(image, path string, source *api.EmptyDirVolumeSource) *ap
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			SecurityContext: &api.PodSecurityContext{
+				SELinuxOptions: &api.SELinuxOptions{
+					Level: "s0",
+				},
+			},
 			RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicyNever,
 			Volumes: []api.Volume{
 				{