diff --git a/deployments/gpu-operator/templates/upgrade_crd.yaml b/deployments/gpu-operator/templates/upgrade_crd.yaml
index e887b3a81..5ce412307 100644
--- a/deployments/gpu-operator/templates/upgrade_crd.yaml
+++ b/deployments/gpu-operator/templates/upgrade_crd.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      nodeSelector:
+      {{- if .Values.operator.nodeSelector }}
+        {{- toYaml .Values.operator.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- else }}
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: upgrade-crd
           image: {{ include "gpu-operator.fullimage" . }}