diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index 1ef4a3e683..08b2f21827 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -4153,7 +4153,9 @@ func CheckNodesReady(c clientset.Interface, size int, timeout time.Duration) ([]
 
 		// Filter out not-ready nodes.
 		FilterNodes(nodes, func(node v1.Node) bool {
-			return IsNodeConditionSetAsExpected(&node, v1.NodeReady, true)
+			nodeReady := IsNodeConditionSetAsExpected(&node, v1.NodeReady, true)
+			networkReady := IsNodeConditionUnset(&node, v1.NodeNetworkUnavailable) || IsNodeConditionSetAsExpected(&node, v1.NodeNetworkUnavailable, false)
+			return nodeReady && networkReady
 		})
 		numReady := len(nodes.Items)