diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/prepull.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/prepull.go
index c3ec257a743..848c5f58076 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/prepull.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/prepull.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (d *DaemonSetPrepuller) DeleteFunc(component string) error {
 
 // PrepullImagesInParallel creates DaemonSets synchronously but waits in parallel for the images to pull
 func PrepullImagesInParallel(kubePrepuller Prepuller, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	componentsToPrepull := constants.MasterComponents
+	componentsToPrepull := append(constants.MasterComponents, constants.Etcd)
 	fmt.Printf("[upgrade/prepull] Will prepull images for components %v\n", componentsToPrepull)
 
 	timeoutChan := time.After(timeout)