diff --git a/deploy/static/mandatory.yaml b/deploy/static/mandatory.yaml
index 0fe8a36ff..8cfbd0f49 100644
--- a/deploy/static/mandatory.yaml
+++ b/deploy/static/mandatory.yaml
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ spec:
       # wait up to five minutes for the drain of connections
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 300
       serviceAccountName: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
+      nodeSelector:
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
       containers:
         - name: nginx-ingress-controller
           image: quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller:0.26.1
diff --git a/deploy/static/with-rbac.yaml b/deploy/static/with-rbac.yaml
index 779f8c245..450e1b620 100644
--- a/deploy/static/with-rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/static/with-rbac.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ spec:
       # wait up to five minutes for the drain of connections
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 300
       serviceAccountName: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
+      nodeSelector:
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
       containers:
         - name: nginx-ingress-controller
           image: quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller:0.26.1