diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/utils.go b/pkg/controller/job/utils.go
index 47f1cc83d0e..6e8be3d76a4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/utils.go
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ func IsJobFinished(j *batch.Job) bool {
 }
 
 func newControllerRef(j *batch.Job) *metav1.OwnerReference {
+	blockOwnerDeletion := true
 	isController := true
 	return &metav1.OwnerReference{
-		APIVersion: controllerKind.GroupVersion().String(),
-		Kind:       controllerKind.Kind,
-		Name:       j.Name,
-		UID:        j.UID,
-		Controller: &isController,
+		APIVersion:         controllerKind.GroupVersion().String(),
+		Kind:               controllerKind.Kind,
+		Name:               j.Name,
+		UID:                j.UID,
+		BlockOwnerDeletion: &blockOwnerDeletion,
+		Controller:         &isController,
 	}
 }