diff --git a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
index 8879580698cb..42658210b308 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
@@ -1127,6 +1127,8 @@ func (w *attachedVolumeHelper) ignore(pv *corev1.PersistentVolume) {
 func getPersistentVolumeClaimsFromIgnoredPods(ctx context.Context, remoteClient client.Client, nodeName string) (sets.Set[string], error) {
 	drainHelper := drain.Helper{
 		Client: remoteClient,
+		// TODO(chrischdi) we might have to set this to not ignore volumes for pods pending deletion
+		SkipWaitForDeleteTimeoutSeconds: 99999999,
 	}
 
 	pods, err := drainHelper.GetPodsForEviction(ctx, nodeName)