diff --git a/install/kubernetes/cilium/files/envoy/envoy.yaml b/install/kubernetes/cilium/files/envoy/envoy.yaml
index 35051f5ea6f9..6d2561354e6c 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/cilium/files/envoy/envoy.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/cilium/files/envoy/envoy.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static_resources:
                           route:
                             cluster: backend
                             prefix_rewrite: "/"
+                            timeout: 0s
                             max_stream_duration:
                               grpc_timeout_header_max: 0s
                         - match: