diff --git a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/kustomization.yaml b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/kustomization.yaml
index f94154d27731804893a8ac00a36c422567ad5c06..b47809282b4ffa29d72ce071b892e4224c4f26a2 100644
--- a/bootstrap/system-upgrades/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/system-upgrades/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ resources:
 patches:
   - patch: |
         - op: replace
-          path: /spec/template/spec/affinity/nodeAffinity/requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution/nodeSelectorTerms/0/
-          value:
-            matchExpressions:
-                - {key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane", operator: Exists}
-     
+          path: /spec/template/spec/affinity/nodeAffinity/requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution/nodeSelectorTerms/0/matchExpressions/0/key
+          value: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
     target:
       kind: Deployment
       name: system-upgrade-controller