diff --git a/packages/system/multus/templates/multus-daemonset-thick.yml b/packages/system/multus/templates/multus-daemonset-thick.yml
index 2f00de85..2a2842f4 100644
--- a/packages/system/multus/templates/multus-daemonset-thick.yml
+++ b/packages/system/multus/templates/multus-daemonset-thick.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ data:
         "cniConfigDir": "/host/etc/cni/net.d",
         "multusAutoconfigDir": "/host/etc/cni/net.d",
         "multusConfigFile": "auto",
+        "multusMasterCNI": "05-cilium.conflist",
         "socketDir": "/host/run/multus/"
     }
 ---