diff --git a/bindata/assets/kube-controller-manager/pod.yaml b/bindata/assets/kube-controller-manager/pod.yaml
index b2106ed3c..b15cbd6dc 100644
--- a/bindata/assets/kube-controller-manager/pod.yaml
+++ b/bindata/assets/kube-controller-manager/pod.yaml
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ spec:
     securityContext:
       readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
   hostNetwork: true
+  priority: 2000001000
   priorityClassName: system-node-critical
   tolerations:
   - operator: "Exists"