diff --git a/bindata/etcd/pod.gotpl.yaml b/bindata/etcd/pod.gotpl.yaml
index 4f552dbcb7..a800c0c1c0 100644
--- a/bindata/etcd/pod.gotpl.yaml
+++ b/bindata/etcd/pod.gotpl.yaml
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ spec:
     - mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-certs
       name: cert-dir
   hostNetwork: true
+  priority: 2000001000
   priorityClassName: system-node-critical
   tolerations:
   - operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go b/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
index 6fb1c83a1d..0f35aa3ded 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/etcd_assets/bindata.go
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ spec:
     - mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-certs
       name: cert-dir
   hostNetwork: true
+  priority: 2000001000
   priorityClassName: system-node-critical
   tolerations:
   - operator: "Exists"