diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/nfd/values-template.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/nfd/values-template.yaml
index dd069b6d8..2e38a58a0 100644
--- a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/nfd/values-template.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/addons/nfd/values-template.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+priorityClass: system-node-critical
+
 master:
   extraLabelNs:
     - nvidia.com