diff --git a/pkg/volume/configmap/configmap.go b/pkg/volume/configmap/configmap.go
index 0180c051b6..98c00c44ed 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/configmap/configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/configmap/configmap.go
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ func (sv *configMapVolume) GetAttributes() volume.Attributes {
 	}
 }
 
-// This is the spec for the volume that this plugin wraps.
-var wrappedVolumeSpec = volume.Spec{
-	// This should be on a tmpfs instead of the local disk; the problem is
-	// charging the memory for the tmpfs to the right cgroup.  We should make
-	// this a tmpfs when we can do the accounting correctly.
-	Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}},
+func wrappedVolumeSpec() volume.Spec {
+	// This is the spec for the volume that this plugin wraps.
+	return volume.Spec{
+		// This should be on a tmpfs instead of the local disk; the problem is
+		// charging the memory for the tmpfs to the right cgroup.  We should make
+		// this a tmpfs when we can do the accounting correctly.
+		Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}},
+	}
 }
 
 func (b *configMapVolumeMounter) SetUp(fsGroup *int64) error {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ func (b *configMapVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Setting up volume %v for pod %v at %v", b.volName, b.pod.UID, dir)
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the setup.
-	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, &b.pod, *b.opts)
+	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), &b.pod, *b.opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ func (c *configMapVolumeUnmounter) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Tearing down volume %v for pod %v at %v", c.volName, c.podUID, dir)
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the teardown.
-	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, c.podUID)
+	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), c.podUID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/downwardapi/downwardapi.go b/pkg/volume/downwardapi/downwardapi.go
index 7c5f3db788..184b2c5859 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/downwardapi/downwardapi.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/downwardapi/downwardapi.go
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ type downwardAPIPlugin struct {
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &downwardAPIPlugin{}
 
-var wrappedVolumeSpec = volume.Spec{
-	Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{Medium: api.StorageMediumMemory}}},
+func wrappedVolumeSpec() volume.Spec {
+	return volume.Spec{
+		Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{Medium: api.StorageMediumMemory}}},
+	}
 }
 
 func (plugin *downwardAPIPlugin) Init(host volume.VolumeHost) error {
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ func (b *downwardAPIVolumeMounter) SetUp(fsGroup *int64) error {
 func (b *downwardAPIVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Setting up a downwardAPI volume %v for pod %v/%v at %v", b.volName, b.pod.Namespace, b.pod.Name, dir)
 	// Wrap EmptyDir. Here we rely on the idempotency of the wrapped plugin to avoid repeatedly mounting
-	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, b.pod, *b.opts)
+	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), b.pod, *b.opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Couldn't setup downwardAPI volume %v for pod %v/%v: %s", b.volName, b.pod.Namespace, b.pod.Name, err.Error())
 		return err
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ func (c *downwardAPIVolumeUnmounter) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Tearing down volume %v for pod %v at %v", c.volName, c.podUID, dir)
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the teardown.
-	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, c.podUID)
+	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), c.podUID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
index 09d9300dac..da4649c9e2 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ type gitRepoPlugin struct {
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &gitRepoPlugin{}
 
-var wrappedVolumeSpec = volume.Spec{
-	Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}},
+func wrappedVolumeSpec() volume.Spec {
+	return volume.Spec{
+		Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}},
+	}
 }
 
 const (
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ func (b *gitRepoVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 	}
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the setup.
-	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, &b.pod, b.opts)
+	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), &b.pod, b.opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ func (c *gitRepoVolumeUnmounter) TearDown() error {
 func (c *gitRepoVolumeUnmounter) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the teardown.
-	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, c.podUID)
+	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), c.podUID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go b/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
index fa041f7734..0a397fa552 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/secret/secret.go
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ type secretPlugin struct {
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &secretPlugin{}
 
-var wrappedVolumeSpec = volume.Spec{
-	Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{Medium: api.StorageMediumMemory}}},
+func wrappedVolumeSpec() volume.Spec {
+	return volume.Spec{
+		Volume: &api.Volume{VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &api.EmptyDirVolumeSource{Medium: api.StorageMediumMemory}}},
+	}
 }
 
 func getPath(uid types.UID, volName string, host volume.VolumeHost) string {
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ func (b *secretVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Setting up volume %v for pod %v at %v", b.volName, b.pod.UID, dir)
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the setup.
-	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, &b.pod, *b.opts)
+	wrapped, err := b.plugin.host.NewWrapperMounter(b.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), &b.pod, *b.opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ func (c *secretVolumeUnmounter) TearDownAt(dir string) error {
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Tearing down volume %v for pod %v at %v", c.volName, c.podUID, dir)
 
 	// Wrap EmptyDir, let it do the teardown.
-	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec, c.podUID)
+	wrapped, err := c.plugin.host.NewWrapperUnmounter(c.volName, wrappedVolumeSpec(), c.podUID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}