diff --git a/pkg/collector/daemonset.go b/pkg/collector/daemonset.go
index ef48b05933..93ecce6491 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/daemonset.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/daemonset.go
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ func DaemonSet(cfg config.Config, logger logr.Logger, otelcol v1alpha1.OpenTelem
 
 	annotations := Annotations(otelcol)
 	podAnnotations := PodAnnotations(otelcol)
-
+	dnsPolicy := corev1.DNSClusterFirst
+	if otelcol.Spec.HostNetwork {
+		dnsPolicy = corev1.DNSClusterFirstWithHostNet
+	}
 	return appsv1.DaemonSet{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        naming.Collector(otelcol),
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ func DaemonSet(cfg config.Config, logger logr.Logger, otelcol v1alpha1.OpenTelem
 					Volumes:            Volumes(cfg, otelcol),
 					Tolerations:        otelcol.Spec.Tolerations,
 					HostNetwork:        otelcol.Spec.HostNetwork,
+					DNSPolicy:          dnsPolicy,
 					SecurityContext:    otelcol.Spec.PodSecurityContext,
 				},
 			},