diff --git a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
index 83d602e443..bf6f1f61cf 100644
--- a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
+++ b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ contents: |
         --volume-plugin-dir=/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec \
         {{cloudConfigFlag . }} \
         --register-with-taints=node-role.kubernetes.io/master=:NoSchedule \
+        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
   Restart=always
diff --git a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
index 4930ceb832..41e2dc5bb2 100644
--- a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
+++ b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/_base/units/kubelet.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ contents: |
         --volume-plugin-dir=/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec \
         --cloud-provider={{cloudProvider .}} \
         {{cloudConfigFlag . }} \
+        --pod-infra-container-image={{.Images.infraImageKey}} \
         --v=${KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL}
 
   Restart=always