diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/examples/deployment.yaml b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/examples/deployment.yaml
index 1028dfd7c731..8260fbff2001 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/examples/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/examples/deployment.yaml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ rules:
     - cluster.x-k8s.io
     resources:
     - machinedeployments
+    - machinedeployments/scale
     - machines
     - machinesets
     verbs: