diff --git a/test/e2e/versionskew/operator.go b/test/e2e/versionskew/operator.go
index 25f95d888..99a3a04a4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/versionskew/operator.go
+++ b/test/e2e/versionskew/operator.go
@@ -249,6 +249,14 @@ var _ = deploy.DescribeForSome("versionskew", func(d *deploy.Deployment) bool {
 	})
 
 	It("upgrade [Slow]", func() {
+		if base == "0.9" {
+			ver, err := k8sutil.GetKubernetesVersion(f.ClientConfig())
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "get Kubernetes version")
+			if ver.Compare(1, 22) >= 0 {
+				Skip("PMEM-CSI operator v0.9.x uses the v1beta1 CSIDriver API which is not enabled in Kubernetes >= 1.22")
+			}
+		}
+
 		// First remove existing operator deployment
 		// This is mandatory in case of OLM. Otherwise later downgrade
 		// step might results in operator upgrade by the OLM.
diff --git a/test/e2e/versionskew/versionskew.go b/test/e2e/versionskew/versionskew.go
index 6a6438abc..3f22c24ba 100644
--- a/test/e2e/versionskew/versionskew.go
+++ b/test/e2e/versionskew/versionskew.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const (
 
 func baseSupportsKubernetes(ver version.Version) bool {
 	switch ver {
-	case version.NewVersion(1, 21):
+	case version.NewVersion(1, 21), version.NewVersion(1, 22):
 		return false
 	default:
 		return true