diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index d5e4b7984451b..0637777a1160c 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -743,6 +743,12 @@ EOF
   if [ -n "${FEATURE_GATES:-}" ]; then
     cat >>$file <<EOF
 FEATURE_GATES: $(yaml-quote ${FEATURE_GATES})
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ "${master}" == "true" && "${MASTER_OS_DISTRIBUTION}" == "gci" ]] ||
+     [[ "${master}" == "false" && "${NODE_OS_DISTRIBUTION}" == "gci" ]]; then
+    cat >>$file <<EOF
+VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR: $(yaml-quote ${VOLUME_PLUGIN_DIR:-/home/kubernetes/flexvolume})
 EOF
   fi