diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
index 085e1c0fd2b..b6ac3d71072 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
@@ -372,6 +372,13 @@ func updateTestContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 	setExtraEnvs()
 	updateImageAllowList(ctx)
 
+	// Set KubeletRootDir to match the kubelet configuration used in node e2e tests.
+	// This ensures tests that use framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir (e.g., for HostPath volumes)
+	// use the correct path.
+	if framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir == "" {
+		framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir = services.KubeletRootDirectory
+	}
+
 	client, err := getAPIServerClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get apiserver client: %w", err)
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
index 82d2bb3239d..1092d48d98a 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
@@ -296,9 +297,7 @@ current-context: local-context
 					},
 				},
 			})
-			// TODO: remove hardcoded kubelet volume directory path
-			// framework.TestContext.KubeVolumeDir is currently not populated for node e2e
-			hostLogFile = "/var/lib/kubelet/pods/" + string(pod.UID) + "/volumes/kubernetes.io~empty-dir" + logFile
+			hostLogFile = filepath.Join(framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir, "pods", string(pod.UID), "volumes/kubernetes.io~empty-dir") + logFile
 		})
 
 		ginkgo.It("should generate node condition and events for corresponding errors", func(ctx context.Context) {
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/quota_lsci_test.go b/test/e2e_node/quota_lsci_test.go
index f4bf6cc059d..eb4b9fba94d 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/quota_lsci_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/quota_lsci_test.go
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ func runOneQuotaTest(f *framework.Framework, quotasRequested bool, userNamespace
 	sizeLimit := resource.MustParse("100Mi")
 	useOverLimit := 101 /* Mb */
 	useUnderLimit := 99 /* Mb */
-	// TODO: remove hardcoded kubelet volume directory path
-	// framework.TestContext.KubeVolumeDir is currently not populated for node e2e
 	// As for why we do this: see comment below at isXfs.
-	if isXfs("/var/lib/kubelet") {
+	if isXfs(framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir) {
 		useUnderLimit = 50 /* Mb */
 	}
 	priority := 0
@@ -61,12 +59,10 @@ func runOneQuotaTest(f *framework.Framework, quotasRequested bool, userNamespace
 	ginkgo.Context(fmt.Sprintf(testContextFmt, fmt.Sprintf("use quotas for LSCI monitoring (quotas enabled: %v, userNamespacesEnabled: %v)", quotasRequested, userNamespacesEnabled)), func() {
 		tempSetCurrentKubeletConfig(f, func(ctx context.Context, initialConfig *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration) {
 			defer withFeatureGate(LSCIQuotaFeature, quotasRequested)()
-			// TODO: remove hardcoded kubelet volume directory path
-			// framework.TestContext.KubeVolumeDir is currently not populated for node e2e
 			if !supportsUserNS(ctx, f) {
 				e2eskipper.Skipf("runtime does not support user namespaces")
 			}
-			if quotasRequested && !supportsQuotas("/var/lib/kubelet", userNamespacesEnabled) {
+			if quotasRequested && !supportsQuotas(framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir, userNamespacesEnabled) {
 				// No point in running this as a positive test if quotas are not
 				// enabled on the underlying filesystem.
 				e2eskipper.Skipf("Cannot run LocalStorageCapacityIsolationFSQuotaMonitoring on filesystem without project quota enabled")
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/volume_manager_test.go b/test/e2e_node/volume_manager_test.go
index ab98f83e4da..5b89b5edffd 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/volume_manager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/volume_manager_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package e2enode
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -27,8 +29,6 @@ import (
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
 
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 )
 
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Kubelet Volume Manager", func() {
 									{
 										Name: "kubelet-pods",
 										VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
-											// TODO: remove hardcoded kubelet volume directory path
-											// framework.TestContext.KubeVolumeDir is currently not populated for node e2e
-											HostPath: &v1.HostPathVolumeSource{Path: "/var/lib/kubelet/pods"},
+											HostPath: &v1.HostPathVolumeSource{Path: filepath.Join(framework.TestContext.KubeletRootDir, "pods")},
 										},
 									},
 								},