diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/daemon_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/daemon_set.go
index eeacc5c0009..2fe03845904 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/daemon_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/daemon_set.go
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ func newDaemonSet(dsName, image string, label map[string]string) *apps.DaemonSet
 			Name: dsName,
 		},
 		Spec: apps.DaemonSetSpec{
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchLabels: label,
+			},
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: label,