diff --git a/pkg/util/provider/drain/drain.go b/pkg/util/provider/drain/drain.go
index a2fd390e5..575170792 100644
--- a/pkg/util/provider/drain/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/util/provider/drain/drain.go
@@ -970,6 +970,13 @@ func (o *Options) getVolIDsFromDriver(ctx context.Context, pvNames []string) ([]
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// NFS volumes don't need to be attached to nodes only mounted, i.e., they won't appear in the
+			// node.status.volumesAttached section and there won't be any VolumeAttachments for it (as it's a built-in volume
+			// plugin, no CSI).
+			if pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeSource.NFS != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			// Found PV; append and exit
 			pvSpecs = append(pvSpecs, &pv.Spec)
 			break