diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index c06c0f20c..b04565999 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/volume/helpers"
-	klog "k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/mount"
 )
 
@@ -174,12 +173,12 @@ func CheckKernelSupport(release string, supportedVersions []KernelVersion) bool
 	vers := strings.Split(strings.SplitN(release, "-", 2)[0], ".")
 	version, err := strconv.Atoi(vers[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("failed to parse version from %s: %v", release, err)
+		ErrorLog("failed to parse version from %s: %v", release, err)
 		return false
 	}
 	patchlevel, err := strconv.Atoi(vers[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("failed to parse patchlevel from %s: %v", release, err)
+		ErrorLog("failed to parse patchlevel from %s: %v", release, err)
 		return false
 	}
 	sublevel := 0
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ func CheckKernelSupport(release string, supportedVersions []KernelVersion) bool
 	if len(vers) >= minLenForSublvl {
 		sublevel, err = strconv.Atoi(vers[2])
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("failed to parse sublevel from %s: %v", release, err)
+			ErrorLog("failed to parse sublevel from %s: %v", release, err)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ func CheckKernelSupport(release string, supportedVersions []KernelVersion) bool
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	klog.Errorf("kernel %s does not support required features", release)
+	ErrorLog("kernel %s does not support required features", release)
 	return false
 }