diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
index 1db2e6af08..8f92cd9837 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_node_suite_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		*nodeName = strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("%s", output))
 	}
 
+	// TODO(yifan): Temporary workaround to disable coreos from auto restart
+	// by masking the locksmithd.
+	// We should mask locksmithd when provisioning the machine.
+	maskLocksmithdOnCoreos()
+
 	if *startServices {
 		e2es = newE2eService(*nodeName)
 		if err := e2es.start(); err != nil {
@@ -111,3 +117,16 @@ func (lr *LogReporter) SpecSuiteDidEnd(summary *types.SuiteSummary) {
 	b.WriteString("******************************************************\n")
 	glog.Infof(b.String())
 }
+
+func maskLocksmithdOnCoreos() {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/etc/os-release")
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Could not read /etc/os-release: %v", err)
+	}
+	if bytes.Contains(data, []byte("ID=coreos")) {
+		if output, err := exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "mask", "--now", "locksmithd").CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			glog.Fatalf("Could not mask locksmithd: %v, output: %q", err, string(output))
+		}
+	}
+	glog.Infof("Locksmithd is masked successfully")
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-ci.properties b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-ci.properties
index 4c3f58b9b1..223254f683 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-ci.properties
+++ b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-ci.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ GCE_HOSTS=
 # To copy an image between projects:
 # `gcloud compute --project <to-project> disks create <image name> --image=https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/<from-project>/global/images/<image-name>`
 # `gcloud compute --project <to-project> images create <image-name> --source-disk=<image-name>`
-# Disabled `e2e-node-coreos-stable20160218-image` due to #24423.
-GCE_IMAGES=e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker10-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker9-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker8-image,e2e-node-containervm-20160217-image
+GCE_IMAGES=e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker10-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker9-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker8-image,e2e-node-coreos-stable20160218-image,e2e-node-containervm-20160217-image
 GCE_ZONE=us-central1-f
 GCE_PROJECT=kubernetes-jenkins
 INSTALL_GODEP=true
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-pull.properties b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-pull.properties
index 89c1b83d78..54417642e0 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-pull.properties
+++ b/test/e2e_node/jenkins/jenkins-pull.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ GCE_HOSTS=
 # To copy an image between projects:
 # `gcloud compute --project <to-project> disks create <image name> --image=https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/<from-project>/global/images/<image-name>`
 # `gcloud compute --project <to-project> images create <image-name> --source-disk=<image-name>`
-# Disabled `e2e-node-coreos-stable20160218-image` due to #24423.
-GCE_IMAGES=e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker10-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker9-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker8-image,e2e-node-containervm-20160217-image
+GCE_IMAGES=e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker10-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker9-image,e2e-node-ubuntu-trusty-docker8-image,e2e-node-coreos-stable20160218-image,e2e-node-containervm-20160217-image
 GCE_ZONE=us-central1-f
 GCE_PROJECT=kubernetes-jenkins-pull
 INSTALL_GODEP=true