diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
index 1732dc7f92..35f20dc691 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
@@ -705,15 +705,15 @@ func highestSupportedVersion(versions []string) (*utilversion.Version, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("None of the CSI versions reported by this driver are supported")
 }
 
-// Only CSI 0.x drivers are allowed to use deprecated socket dir.
+// Only drivers that implement CSI 0.x are allowed to use deprecated socket dir.
 func isDeprecatedSocketDirAllowed(versions []string) bool {
 	for _, version := range versions {
-		if !isV0Version(version) {
-			return false
+		if isV0Version(version) {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 
-	return true
+	return false
 }
 
 func isV0Version(version string) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin_test.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin_test.go
index ff16b3ac13..ab82fde645 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin_test.go
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"0.2.0", "v1.0.0"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"0.2.0", "v1.2.3"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"v1.2.3", "v0.3.0"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
@@ -659,14 +659,14 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"v1.2.3", "v0.3.0", "2.0.1"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"v0.3.0", "2.0.1"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"v1.2.3", "4.9.12", "v0.3.0", "2.0.1"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			endpoint:             "/var/log/kubelet/plugins/myplugin/csi.sock",
 			versions:             []string{"v1.2.3", "boo", "v0.3.0", "2.0.1"},
 			foundInDeprecatedDir: true,
-			shouldFail:           true,
+			shouldFail:           false,
 		},
 		{
 			pluginName:           "test.plugin",