diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/BUILD b/pkg/controller/daemon/BUILD
index c73872ce3ab..8aea20315e4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/BUILD
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/util/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
index 8b38271d51c..c6c02740dd6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -735,14 +736,19 @@ func nodeInSameCondition(old []v1.NodeCondition, cur []v1.NodeCondition) bool {
 	return len(c1map) == 0
 }
 
+func shouldIgnoreNodeUpdate(oldNode, curNode v1.Node) bool {
+	if !nodeInSameCondition(oldNode.Status.Conditions, curNode.Status.Conditions) {
+		return false
+	}
+	oldNode.ResourceVersion = curNode.ResourceVersion
+	oldNode.Status.Conditions = curNode.Status.Conditions
+	return apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldNode, curNode)
+}
+
 func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) updateNode(old, cur interface{}) {
 	oldNode := old.(*v1.Node)
 	curNode := cur.(*v1.Node)
-
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(oldNode.Labels, curNode.Labels) &&
-		reflect.DeepEqual(oldNode.Spec.Taints, curNode.Spec.Taints) &&
-		nodeInSameCondition(oldNode.Status.Conditions, curNode.Status.Conditions) {
-		// If node labels, taints and condition didn't change, we can ignore this update.
+	if shouldIgnoreNodeUpdate(*oldNode, *curNode) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
index ebceb4e7d30..fe3f1bb0506 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemon_controller_test.go
@@ -2047,11 +2047,12 @@ func TestUpdateNode(t *testing.T) {
 	var enqueued bool
 
 	cases := []struct {
-		test          string
-		newNode       *v1.Node
-		oldNode       *v1.Node
-		ds            *apps.DaemonSet
-		shouldEnqueue bool
+		test               string
+		newNode            *v1.Node
+		oldNode            *v1.Node
+		ds                 *apps.DaemonSet
+		expectedEventsFunc func(strategyType apps.DaemonSetUpdateStrategyType) int
+		shouldEnqueue      bool
 	}{
 		{
 			test:    "Nothing changed, should not enqueue",
@@ -2086,6 +2087,32 @@ func TestUpdateNode(t *testing.T) {
 			ds:            newDaemonSet("ds"),
 			shouldEnqueue: true,
 		},
+		{
+			test:    "Node Allocatable changed",
+			oldNode: newNode("node1", nil),
+			newNode: func() *v1.Node {
+				node := newNode("node1", nil)
+				node.Status.Allocatable = allocatableResources("200M", "200m")
+				return node
+			}(),
+			ds: func() *apps.DaemonSet {
+				ds := newDaemonSet("ds")
+				ds.Spec.Template.Spec = resourcePodSpecWithoutNodeName("200M", "200m")
+				return ds
+			}(),
+			expectedEventsFunc: func(strategyType apps.DaemonSetUpdateStrategyType) int {
+				switch strategyType {
+				case apps.OnDeleteDaemonSetStrategyType:
+					return 2
+				case apps.RollingUpdateDaemonSetStrategyType:
+					return 3
+				default:
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected UpdateStrategy %+v", strategyType)
+				}
+				return 0
+			},
+			shouldEnqueue: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		for _, strategy := range updateStrategies() {
@@ -2096,7 +2123,12 @@ func TestUpdateNode(t *testing.T) {
 			manager.nodeStore.Add(c.oldNode)
 			c.ds.Spec.UpdateStrategy = *strategy
 			manager.dsStore.Add(c.ds)
-			syncAndValidateDaemonSets(t, manager, c.ds, podControl, 0, 0, 0)
+
+			expectedEvents := 0
+			if c.expectedEventsFunc != nil {
+				expectedEvents = c.expectedEventsFunc(strategy.Type)
+			}
+			syncAndValidateDaemonSets(t, manager, c.ds, podControl, 0, 0, expectedEvents)
 
 			manager.enqueueDaemonSet = func(ds *apps.DaemonSet) {
 				if ds.Name == "ds" {