diff --git a/scripts/minikube.sh b/scripts/minikube.sh
index d645d22ca..37664ed1f 100755
--- a/scripts/minikube.sh
+++ b/scripts/minikube.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,19 @@ fi
 K8S_FEATURE_GATES=${K8S_FEATURE_GATES:-"BlockVolume=true,CSIBlockVolume=true,VolumeSnapshotDataSource=true,ExpandCSIVolumes=true"}
 
 #extra-config for kube https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/configuration/kubernetes/
-EXTRA_CONFIG=${EXTRA_CONFIG:-"--extra-config=apiserver.enable-admission-plugins=PodSecurityPolicy \
-  --extra-config=kubelet.resolv-conf=/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf"}
+EXTRA_CONFIG=${EXTRA_CONFIG:-"--extra-config=apiserver.enable-admission-plugins=PodSecurityPolicy"}
+
+# kubelet.resolv-conf needs to point to a file, not a symlink
+# the default minikube VM has /etc/resolv.conf -> /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf
+RESOLV_CONF='/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf'
+if [[ "${VM_DRIVER}" == "none" ]] && [[ ! -e "${RESOLV_CONF}" ]]; then
+	# in case /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf does not exist, use the
+	# standard /etc/resolv.conf (with symlink resolved)
+	RESOLV_CONF="$(readlink -f /etc/resolv.conf)"
+fi
+# TODO: this might overload --extra-config=kubelet.resolv-conf in case the
+# caller did set EXTRA_CONFIG in the environment
+EXTRA_CONFIG="${EXTRA_CONFIG} --extra-config=kubelet.resolv-conf=${RESOLV_CONF}"
 
 #extra Rook configuration
 ROOK_BLOCK_POOL_NAME=${ROOK_BLOCK_POOL_NAME:-"newrbdpool"}