diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/kubelet.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/kubelet.go
index e5246861e1c..204004b28e6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/kubelet.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/init/kubelet.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func NewKubeletStartPhase() workflow.Phase {
 			options.CfgPath,
 			options.NodeCRISocket,
 			options.NodeName,
+			options.Patches,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/kubelet.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/kubelet.go
index db46fa02542..113a591c536 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/kubelet.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/join/kubelet.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func NewKubeletStartPhase() workflow.Phase {
 			options.TokenDiscoverySkipCAHash,
 			options.TLSBootstrapToken,
 			options.TokenStr,
+			options.Patches,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go
index 3869c0f679c..5ec99c4e260 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/kubeletconfig.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func NewKubeletConfigPhase() workflow.Phase {
 		InheritFlags: []string{
 			options.DryRun,
 			options.KubeconfigPath,
+			options.Patches,
 		},
 	}
 	return phase