diff --git a/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml b/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
index 95dcadc9..52634f18 100644
--- a/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
+++ b/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      name: node-problem-detector
+      app: node-problem-detector
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: