diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/util/pluginwatcher/plugin_watcher.go b/pkg/kubelet/util/pluginwatcher/plugin_watcher.go
index 9116222cae..a9f8422edf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/util/pluginwatcher/plugin_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/util/pluginwatcher/plugin_watcher.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) Start() error {
 				//TODO: Handle errors by taking corrective measures
 
 				w.wg.Add(1)
-				go func() {
+				func() {
 					defer w.wg.Done()
 
 					if event.Op&fsnotify.Create == fsnotify.Create {