diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/storage/storage_test.go b/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/storage/storage_test.go
index d6d19b022bb..845de8a0212 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/daemonset/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func newValidDaemonSet() *apps.DaemonSet {
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      "foo",
 			Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault,
+			Labels:    map[string]string{"a": "b"},
 		},
 		Spec: apps.DaemonSetSpec{
 			UpdateStrategy: apps.DaemonSetUpdateStrategy{