diff --git a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-daemonset.yaml b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-daemonset.yaml
index f0a02bbe7c..0fb4ba15fd 100644
--- a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-daemonset.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
         app: iperf3-client
     spec:
       tolerations:
-        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
           operator: Exists
           effect: NoSchedule
       containers:
diff --git a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-deployment.yaml b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-deployment.yaml
index 6be5754910..95fcca0b66 100644
--- a/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-deployment.yaml
+++ b/tests/metrics/network/iperf3_kubernetes/runtimeclass_workloads/iperf3-deployment.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ spec:
           - weight: 1
             preference:
               matchExpressions:
-              - key: kubernetes.io/role
-                operator: In
-                values:
-                - master
+              - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
+                operator: Exists
       tolerations:
-        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+        - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
           operator: Exists
           effect: NoSchedule
       containers: