diff --git a/cluster/addons/device-plugins/nvidia-gpu/daemonset.yaml b/cluster/addons/device-plugins/nvidia-gpu/daemonset.yaml
index 708184acd5a..b964cd43fad 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/device-plugins/nvidia-gpu/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/device-plugins/nvidia-gpu/daemonset.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kube-system
   labels:
     k8s-app: nvidia-gpu-device-plugin
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels: