diff --git a/manifests/node-exporter-daemonset.yaml b/manifests/node-exporter-daemonset.yaml
index be81a9b5f7a8b7c123a92a9c8e22f355b0d2e732..5fb1b388cf59f3f638f710be30e96be313718d48 100644
--- a/manifests/node-exporter-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/manifests/node-exporter-daemonset.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ spec:
       app.kubernetes.io/part-of: kube-prometheus
   template:
     metadata:
+      annotations:
+        kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: node-exporter
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
         app.kubernetes.io/name: node-exporter