diff --git a/prog/main.go b/prog/main.go
index 61ede6ab2..f57aeaa28 100644
--- a/prog/main.go
+++ b/prog/main.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func setupFlags(flags *flags) {
 
 	// K8s
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesEnabled, "probe.kubernetes", false, "collect kubernetes-related attributes for containers")
-	flag.DurationVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.Interval, "probe.kubernetes.interval", 10*time.Second, "how often to do a full resync of the kubernetes data")
+	flag.DurationVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.Interval, "probe.kubernetes.interval", 0, "how often to do a full resync of the kubernetes data (zero=never)")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.Server, "probe.kubernetes.api", "", "The address and port of the Kubernetes API server (deprecated in favor of equivalent probe.kubernetes.server)")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.CertificateAuthority, "probe.kubernetes.certificate-authority", "", "Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.ClientCertificate, "probe.kubernetes.client-certificate", "", "Path to a client certificate file for TLS")