diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index c9574e9218..0894ee41c4 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -331,8 +331,9 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
     for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
-      min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
-      max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
+      location_policy = "BALANCED"
+      min_node_count  = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
+      max_node_count  = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
     }
   }