diff --git a/config/default/manager/manager.yaml b/config/default/manager/manager.yaml
index b226551ed..1f128a84a 100644
--- a/config/default/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ metadata:
     control-plane: mac-controller-manager
     controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"
 spec:
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   replicas: 2
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/config/release/kubemacpool.yaml b/config/release/kubemacpool.yaml
index 9c1a20757..cf15abacf 100644
--- a/config/release/kubemacpool.yaml
+++ b/config/release/kubemacpool.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: mac-controller-manager
       controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/config/test/kubemacpool.yaml b/config/test/kubemacpool.yaml
index f46b2ba4b..4992e2c6c 100644
--- a/config/test/kubemacpool.yaml
+++ b/config/test/kubemacpool.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: mac-controller-manager
       controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: