diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go b/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
index 77db49dfa68..625f68da217 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ func (e *EndpointController) syncService(key string) error {
 			// 2. policy is misconfigured, in which case no service would function anywhere.
 			// Given the frequency of 1, we log at a lower level.
 			klog.V(5).Infof("Forbidden from creating endpoints: %v", err)
+
+			// If the namespace is terminating, creates will continue to fail. Simply drop the item.
+			if errors.HasStatusCause(err, v1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
 
 		if createEndpoints {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
index a275896713e..4e9c6a6502a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 		addTriggerTimeAnnotation(endpointSlice, triggerTime)
 		_, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1alpha1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Create(endpointSlice)
 		if err != nil {
+			// If the namespace is terminating, creates will continue to fail. Simply drop the item.
+			if errors.HasStatusCause(err, corev1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
+				return nil
+			}
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error creating EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", service.Namespace, service.Name, err))
 		}
 	}