diff --git a/manifests/machineconfigcontroller/deployment.yaml b/manifests/machineconfigcontroller/deployment.yaml
index 87ee54cac6..79eab35a98 100644
--- a/manifests/machineconfigcontroller/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/machineconfigcontroller/deployment.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-controller
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigController}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-controller"]
         args:
         - "start"
         - "--resourcelock-namespace={{.TargetNamespace}}"
diff --git a/manifests/machineconfigdaemon/daemonset.yaml b/manifests/machineconfigdaemon/daemonset.yaml
index edaf3c45ed..890cb40095 100644
--- a/manifests/machineconfigdaemon/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/manifests/machineconfigdaemon/daemonset.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-daemon
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigDaemon}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-daemon"]
         args:
           - "start"
         resources:
diff --git a/manifests/machineconfigserver/daemonset.yaml b/manifests/machineconfigserver/daemonset.yaml
index f4fc48b0ea..2f5cbc3d80 100644
--- a/manifests/machineconfigserver/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/manifests/machineconfigserver/daemonset.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-server
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigServer}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-server"]
         args:
           - "start"
           - "--apiserver-url={{.APIServerURL}}"
diff --git a/pkg/operator/assets/bindata.go b/pkg/operator/assets/bindata.go
index 2f7dfd63a0..fceff698a5 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/assets/bindata.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/assets/bindata.go
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-controller
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigController}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-controller"]
         args:
         - "start"
         - "--resourcelock-namespace={{.TargetNamespace}}"
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-daemon
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigDaemon}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-daemon"]
         args:
           - "start"
         resources:
@@ -923,6 +925,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-config-server
         image: {{.Images.MachineConfigServer}}
+        command: ["/usr/bin/machine-config-server"]
         args:
           - "start"
           - "--apiserver-url={{.APIServerURL}}"