diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
index f762e94f3fc..7a1fa63175c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func newETCD3Client(c storagebackend.TransportConfig) (*clientv3.Client, error)
 		DialTimeout:          dialTimeout,
 		DialKeepAliveTime:    keepaliveTime,
 		DialKeepAliveTimeout: keepaliveTimeout,
+		PermitWithoutStream:  true,
 		DialOptions:          dialOptions,
 		Endpoints:            c.ServerList,
 		TLS:                  tlsConfig,