diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index ad6285dfaa..0a0c8f0fb7 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ if type -P vboxmanage; then
   vboxmanage list vms || true
 fi
 
+
 if type -P hdiutil; then
   hdiutil info | grep -E "/dev/disk[1-9][^s]" || true
   hdiutil info \
@@ -210,6 +211,14 @@ if [[ "${VM_DRIVER}" == "hyperkit" ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+vboxprocs=$(pgrep VBox || true)
+if [[ "${vboxprocs}" != "" ]]; then
+  echo "error: killing left over virtualbox processes ..."
+  ps -f -p ${vboxprocs} || true
+  sudo -E kill ${vboxprocs} || true
+fi
+
+
 kprocs=$(pgrep kubectl || true)
 if [[ "${kprocs}" != "" ]]; then
   echo "error: killing hung kubectl processes ..."