diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
index c06f9e9e8ec..245008f52d0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func CreateValidPod(name, namespace, source string) api.BoundPod {
 		},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicy{Always: &api.RestartPolicyAlways{}},
+			DNSPolicy:     api.DNSClusterFirst,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
index 0592cd71ae6..a1c0b7d101b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func TestExtractFromHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicy{Always: &api.RestartPolicyAlways{}},
+						DNSPolicy:     api.DNSClusterFirst,
 					},
 				}),
 		},