diff --git a/cmd/taint.go b/cmd/taint.go
index 279dd4d98..fd5a47db3 100644
--- a/cmd/taint.go
+++ b/cmd/taint.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // Default taint values
 const (
-	DefaultTaintEffect = corev1.TaintEffectPreferNoSchedule
+	DefaultTaintEffect = corev1.TaintEffectNoSchedule
 	DefaultTaintKey    = "virtual-kubelet.io/provider"
 )