diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
index 97a3a365dac..1e597f6c551 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) nodeShouldRunDaemonPod(node *v1.Node, ds *exten
 		glog.V(4).Infof("DaemonSet Predicates failed on node %s for ds '%s/%s' for reason: %v", node.Name, ds.ObjectMeta.Namespace, ds.ObjectMeta.Name, r.GetReason())
 		switch reason := r.(type) {
 		case *predicates.InsufficientResourceError:
-			dsc.eventRecorder.Eventf(ds, v1.EventTypeNormal, FailedPlacementReason, "failed to place pod on %q: %s", node.ObjectMeta.Name, reason.Error())
+			dsc.eventRecorder.Eventf(ds, v1.EventTypeWarning, FailedPlacementReason, "failed to place pod on %q: %s", node.ObjectMeta.Name, reason.Error())
 			shouldSchedule = false
 		case *predicates.PredicateFailureError:
 			var emitEvent bool
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) nodeShouldRunDaemonPod(node *v1.Node, ds *exten
 				emitEvent = true
 			}
 			if emitEvent {
-				dsc.eventRecorder.Eventf(ds, v1.EventTypeNormal, FailedPlacementReason, "failed to place pod on %q: %s", node.ObjectMeta.Name, reason.GetReason())
+				dsc.eventRecorder.Eventf(ds, v1.EventTypeWarning, FailedPlacementReason, "failed to place pod on %q: %s", node.ObjectMeta.Name, reason.GetReason())
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go b/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
index 1d89a2ba737..1277645fd0c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (dc *DisruptionController) trySync(pdb *policy.PodDisruptionBudget) error {
 
 	expectedCount, desiredHealthy, err := dc.getExpectedPodCount(pdb, pods)
 	if err != nil {
-		dc.recorder.Eventf(pdb, v1.EventTypeNormal, "ExpectedPods", "Failed to calculate the number of expected pods: %v", err)
+		dc.recorder.Eventf(pdb, v1.EventTypeWarning, "CalculateExpectedPodCountFailed", "Failed to calculate the number of expected pods: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}