diff --git a/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go b/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
index dddf6bd271..1f724aa026 100644
--- a/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/machine-healthcheck/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	opts := manager.Options{}
+	opts := manager.Options{
+		// Disable metrics serving
+		MetricsBindAddress: "0",
+	}
 	if *watchNamespace != "" {
 		opts.Namespace = *watchNamespace
 		klog.Infof("Watching machine-api objects only in namespace %q for reconciliation.", opts.Namespace)
diff --git a/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go b/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
index 124de26151..94d4616702 100644
--- a/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nodelink-controller/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ func main() {
 		klog.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	opts := manager.Options{}
+	opts := manager.Options{
+		// Disable metrics serving
+		MetricsBindAddress: "0",
+	}
 	if *watchNamespace != "" {
 		opts.Namespace = *watchNamespace
 		klog.Infof("Watching machine-api objects only in namespace %q for reconciliation.", opts.Namespace)