diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone-dev/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone-dev/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
index fe41ac0e21b2..81837122d16c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone-dev/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone-dev/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ spec:
         - csi
       volumes:
       - name: socket-dir
-        emptyDir: null
+        emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
index fe41ac0e21b2..81837122d16c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/dist/src/main/k8s/examples/ozone/csi/csi-provisioner-deployment.yaml
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ spec:
         - csi
       volumes:
       - name: socket-dir
-        emptyDir: null
+        emptyDir: {}