diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
index f9f5fc902..76e0d675b 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeGetVolumeStats(_ context.Context, req *csi.NodeGetVolu
 	}
 
 	// cache the volume stats per volume
-	ns.Driver.volStatsCache.Set(req.VolumeId, &resp)
+	ns.Driver.volStatsCache.Set(req.VolumeId, resp)
 	return &resp, err
 }