diff --git a/pkg/util/kubernetes.go b/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
index 7476baf8d..7abe91d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubernetes.go
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ func EnsureOwnerReference(meta metav1.ObjectMeta, owner *core.ObjectReference) m
 	meta.OwnerReferences[fi].Kind = owner.Kind
 	meta.OwnerReferences[fi].Name = owner.Name
 	meta.OwnerReferences[fi].UID = owner.UID
-	meta.OwnerReferences[fi].BlockOwnerDeletion = types.TrueP()
+	if meta.OwnerReferences[fi].BlockOwnerDeletion == nil {
+		meta.OwnerReferences[fi].BlockOwnerDeletion = types.FalseP()
+	}
 	return meta
 }