diff --git a/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/aws/ebs_modifier.go b/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/aws/ebs_modifier.go
index 0f51b8fe002..96573039c93 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/aws/ebs_modifier.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/aws/ebs_modifier.go
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ func (m *EBSModifier) Validate(spvc, dpvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, ssc, ds
 }
 
 func (m *EBSModifier) ModifyVolume(ctx context.Context, pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv *corev1.PersistentVolume, sc *storagev1.StorageClass) ( /*wait*/ bool, error) {
+	if pv == nil {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Persistent volume is nil, skip modifying PV for %s. This may be caused by no relevant permissions", pvc.Spec.VolumeName)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	desired, err := m.getExpectedVolume(pvc, pv, sc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
diff --git a/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/interface.go b/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/interface.go
index ea0e24e210f..8c31fee5cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/volumes/delegation/interface.go
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import (
 
 type VolumeModifier interface {
 	MinWaitDuration() time.Duration
-	// ModifyVolume modifies the underlay volume of pvc to match the args of storageclass
+	// ModifyVolume modifies the underlay volume of pvc to match the args of storageclass.
+	// If no PV permission (e.g `-cluster-permission-pv=false`), the `pv` may be nil and will return `false, nil`.
 	ModifyVolume(ctx context.Context, pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv *corev1.PersistentVolume, sc *storagev1.StorageClass) (bool, error)
 
 	Validate(spvc, dpvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, ssc, dsc *storagev1.StorageClass) error
diff --git a/pkg/manager/volumes/pod_vol_modifier.go b/pkg/manager/volumes/pod_vol_modifier.go
index f90e66aaf74..7348bcea17a 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/volumes/pod_vol_modifier.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/volumes/pod_vol_modifier.go
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ func getDesiredVolumeByName(vs []DesiredVolume, name v1alpha1.StorageVolumeName)
 }
 
 func (p *podVolModifier) getBoundPVFromPVC(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim) (*corev1.PersistentVolume, error) {
+	if p.deps.PVLister == nil {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Persistent volumes lister is unavailable, skip getting PV for %s. This may be caused by no relevant permissions", pvc.Spec.VolumeName)
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	name := pvc.Spec.VolumeName
 
 	return p.deps.PVLister.Get(name)