diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
index 58dc08af97a..a8cf7485b34 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func newNodeOptions() *nodeOptions {
 		kubeConfigPath: constants.GetKubeletKubeConfigPath(),
 		dryRun:         false,
 		renewCerts:     true,
+		etcdUpgrade:    true,
 	}
 }