diff --git a/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml b/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
index 63aab0f55..3e65bfcf1 100644
--- a/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ ccManager:
 
 node-feature-discovery:
   enableNodeFeatureApi: true
+  priorityClassName: system-node-critical
   gc:
     enable: true
     replicaCount: 1