diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
index fdf0f421eac..cbdd8e92518 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ metadata:
     kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
     addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
 spec:
+  updateStrategy:
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxUnavailable: 10%
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       k8s-app: node-local-dns