diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9533-Lyndon-Li‎‎ b/changelogs/unreleased/9606-Lyndon-Li‎‎
similarity index 100%
rename from changelogs/unreleased/9533-Lyndon-Li‎‎
rename to changelogs/unreleased/9606-Lyndon-Li‎‎
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
index 247b37bd0..079a4b527 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func (e *csiSnapshotExposer) createBackupPod(
 		})
 	}
 
-	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity([]*kube.LoadAffinity{affinity})
+	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity(affinity, volumeTopology)
 
 	pod := &corev1api.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
index 830313c26..186815d77 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (e *genericRestoreExposer) createRestorePod(
 		})
 	}
 
-	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity([]*kube.LoadAffinity{affinity})
+	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity(affinity, nil)
 
 	pod := &corev1api.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go b/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
index 53f055f7f..aeb6f1903 100644
--- a/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
+++ b/pkg/exposer/pod_volume.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func (e *podVolumeExposer) createHostingPod(
 		})
 	}
 
-	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity([]*kube.LoadAffinity{affinity})
+	podAffinity := kube.ToSystemAffinity(affinity, nil)
 
 	pod := &corev1api.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{