diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
index 877348238..b124f9bed 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "descheduler.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "descheduler.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- if .Values.annotations }}
+  {{- if .Values.deploymentAnnotations }}
   annotations: {{- toYaml .Values.deploymentAnnotations | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
 spec: